NORTH VENICE — A Sarasota man was killed after stepping in front of a tractor and trailer Wednesday on Interstate 75 near State Road 681, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The man, 64, was standing by his vehicle, that was parked within the paved shoulder of I-75 in the southbound lane around 8:55 a.m. As he stood there, a 1999 Peterbilt tractor and trailer was approaching.
The man “stepped directly into the path” of the semi, said FHP Corporal M. Sill…