Pedestrian killed in Manatee County crash

Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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The approximate site of a crash that killed a pedestrian on US-41. Credit: Google Maps

A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed in Whitfield Wednesday night.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 28-year-old Bradenton woman with a 1-year-old boy as a passenger was driving a car southbound in the outside lane of US-41, north of Pearl Avenue around 8:32 p.m. A 61-year-old Bradenton man was likewise in the outside lane north of Pearl Avenue.

The front of the car struck the man, killing him. The crash remains under investigation.

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