WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A pedestrian was killed late Friday after being struck by a car in West Palm Beach, and the driver later left the scene before being located at a nearby residence.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday that the crash happened around 10:25 p.m. Jan. 24 at the intersection of Jog Road and Okeechobee Boulevard, investigators said. Deputies identified the driver as a 30-year-old woman who was behind the wheel of a 2022 Nissan Altima at the time of the collision, the sheriff’s office report states.
According to the crash report, the pedestrian — identified as 26-year-old Gage Chidester, a homeless man — was trying to cross Jog Road westbound within the marked crosswalk. Investigators said the pedestrian was running across the roadway against the crosswalk signal as the Nissan approached the intersection northbound…