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Pedestrian Struck And Killed While Walking In Middle Of Highway 90
July 14, 2021
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 90 in Santa Rosa County early Tuesday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a vehicle driven by a 32-year old Pace man was traveling west on Highway 90 toward Scenic Highway at 3:25 a.m. as the pedestrian was walking the same direction in the middle of the road.
The vehicle collided with the pedestrian, who later died at Sacred Heart Hospital.
No other information was released by the FHP.
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9 Responses to “Pedestrian Struck And Killed While Walking In Middle Of Highway 90”
This Guy was walking on the side of the road and he had a glow stick in his hand I passed him about 3:20 am he was walking toward traffic I was in the right lane and move over the person who hit him if he was in the middle of the road after I passed him would he have not seen him with headlights on?
EMD, I am a big fan of walking my dog. I usually go out twice a day with her. Most of my route has sidewalks, and we love them. About a third doesn’t have sidewalks. We walk beside the road where there are none. We walk on the left facing traffic. I would love to have sidewalks all he way. But sidewalks cost a lot of money. As the old saying says, “Rome wasn’t built in a day”. I guess they add sidewalks as needed when the money is available. There are so many other things soaking up all our tax dollars.
Carlos,
Years ago in Atlanta, we had sidewalks, and one rarely heard of a pedestrian being hit. Not everyone can drive, and not all can walk. What can those do that are in this situation, and have no one to help them? Can you imagine yourself in such a sad situation?
James,
Your are absolutely correct. Just been wanting to say that about sidewalks on behalf of so many here that have been walking or in wheelchairs, who have been killed or injured. I think most have been killed. I do not believe there would be so many of these incidents if we had sidewalks. Of course the person in this story was in an altered mental state, for whatever reason.
Theres a ton of grass to walk on the side of the road there. Its inexcusable to be in that specific roadway at that time of morning, where it’s not lit by street lighting where theres NO homes or open businesses. As a pedestrian you can see a car traveling for some time along that straight away. While in a car you cannot see someone until you’re right up on them. Anyone logical and reasonable can realize that.
Many people risk their lives by walking and riding a bicycle along cars in the roadway. Your choice to risk your life. It’s been proven time and time again, cars always win in an accident s a bike/human. Accidents happen… eventually we will all be in one or two or three. With all the criminals driving on bad licenses and druggies driving, I’d never walk or ride along a road. Not risking it. Seems like theres a hit and run every day here. Everyone knows this. Your denial of fact and logic is your fault. Carry on and drive safe. RIP to the fella who didn’t make it.
EMD, It would be a lot easier and cheaper f people would use common sense and stay out of the road. The laws are in place.
If riding between the hours of sunset and sunrise, Florida Law requires that the front of the bike be equipped with a headlight lamp which exhibits a white light visible for 500 feet, and the rear of the bike equipped with a taillight lamp and reflector visible for 600 feet.
Florida law 316.130(4) – Walking on the Road Rules If There Are No Sidewalks. If there are no sidewalks by a road or highway, Florida law 316.130(4) specifies that pedestrians may walk by the side of the road. In all circumstances, pedestrians must walk on the shoulder of the road.
@EMD A person walking down the center of a federal highway at 3:25am is not in his/her right mind, most likely affected by some mind-altering substance. There is a wide enough shoulder on that section of highway that a sensible person would not be in the center of a vehicular lane regardless of the time. Sometimes you can’t engineer out bad choices; sometimes it’s the victims choices that are at fault.
Ya think it may be time to go back to the good old fashioned sidewalks? Does anyone else think that a very large toll is being taken on pedestrians and those in wheel chairs? Also, quite a toll on bicyclists also. Maybe some guarded bike lanes are in order also. And, some simple public education on bike safety…….such as not wearing dark clothing at night, but light clothing and perhaps reflective accessories. Also lights and reflectors on the bike. Enough is enough. These accidents are happening WAY too often.
Huh? What an odd place to be struck and killed by a vehicle. The middle of the road? Who would have thought that?