LAKELAND, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a road in Lakeland on Tuesday and later died, according to police. Officers responded around 7:39 p.m. to the area of the 2100 block of E Edgewood Drive, where the pedestrian – identified as William Crede, 69 – had reportedly been struck by an eastbound 2015 BMW. Crede was crossing the road in a southerly direction and had walked into the path of the BMW when the crash occurred, the Lakeland Police Department said in a statement.