SARASOTA, FL – A man walking near an intersection in Sarasota was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday morning, according to WWSB.
Police said the man was crossing Tuttle Avenue in the area of Wood Street when he was hit at about 4 a.m. The pedestrian, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead of his injuries. The pedestrian was not in the crosswalk at the time he was struck, authorities said.
According to Sarasota Police, the driver involved in the incident stayed at the scene and cooperated with responding officers. The police department’s traffic unit was investigating the crash.
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