PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal collision on Christmas Eve has claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian in Pinellas County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene on Seminole Boulevard shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.
According to investigators, a 49-year-old Tampa man was driving a Kia Forte northbound near the intersection of 104th Avenue North. At that same moment, a 76-year-old man from Largo attempted to walk across the roadway.
Troopers say the pedestrian entered the direct path of the oncoming sedan and was struck…