Crime & Safety
Woman Who Ran Across FL Highway Dies After Being Hit By Car
A 21-year-old Land O' Lakes woman hit by a car while running across State Road 54 Thursday later died from her injuries, FL troopers said.
PASCO COUNTY, FL — A 21-year-old Land O’ Lakes woman died Thursday morning after running across State Road 54 and being hit by a car, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The crash happened around 5 a.m. when she ran into the path of a car heading east on the highway, west of Collier Parkway.
She was brought to an area hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
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FHP didn’t share whether the car’s driver, a 20-year-old Tampa man, was injured in the crash.
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