Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 68-year-old man from Indianapolis, IN, was hit by a truck and killed early this morning while walking on NE 53rd Avenue near Waldo Road.
At about 1:10 a.m. this morning, a tractor-trailer driven by a 60-year-old Jacksonville man was traveling east on NE 53rd Avenue when it hit the pedestrian, who was walking in the eastbound travel lane, according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the truck and his passenger were not injured.
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