News: Pedestrian crossing U.S. 41 struck and killed by SUV

LAND O’ LAKES, FL – A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV on a Pasco County highway last week, The Suncoast News reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the incident on U.S. Highway 41 Wednesday night at about 9:15 p.m.  Investigators said a 34-year-old woman was trying to walk across the highway near School Road when she was hit by a vehicle going northbound.

The victim, a resident of Warrenville, Illinois, died of her injuries at an area hospital.  The driver of the SUV, a 17-year-old female, was not injured.

No further information was released on the crash.

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