PALATKA, Fla. – A Jacksonville man died Wednesday morning after he was hit by a car on State Road 20 in Palatka, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP troopers were dispatched to the crash near Motes Road around 3:25 a.m.
According to FHP, the 41-year-old man was walking on the right shoulder of State Road 20. At the same time, a white sedan was traveling in the right lane.
Troopers said the pedestrian ran across the road and was hit by the white sedan, despite the driver’s efforts to avoid a collision.
It is unclear why the pedestrian ran across the road.
The man died at the scene.
FHP said the white sedan’s driver, a 30-year-old woman from Green Cove Springs, and her passenger, an 11-year-old boy, were transported to a hospital with minor injuries.
The crash blocked the road for hours, but all lanes have since reopened.
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