Sarasota man dead after crossing street into oncoming traffic: FHP

The Brief

  • A 63-year-old Sarasota man is dead after a late-night pedestrian crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  • FHP said the pedestrian was walking across the eastbound lanes of Bee Ridge Road when he was hit by an oncoming car.
  • The pedestrian was not walking on a crosswalk, according to officials.

SARASOTA, Fla. A 63-year-old Sarasota man is dead after a late-night pedestrian crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

What we know:

FHP said on Friday night around 9:10 p.m., the 63-year-old pedestrian was walking north from the south side of Bee Ridge Road, across the eastbound lanes with no crosswalk.

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