MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A 78-year-old Ocala man died Friday night after a sedan struck him on northbound US-441 near SE 11th Avenue in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at approximately 9:20 p.m. Troopers said the sedan was traveling north in the right lane when it struck the man, who was walking within the right side of that lane.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Channel 9 will continue its efforts to identify the victim as further details become available.
The driver, a 53-year-old Ocala man, was not injured. Northbound lanes of US-441 were temporarily closed while investigators examined the scene.
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