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Pedestrian Struck And Killed On Highway 29 Near Van Pelt
January 24, 2022
A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday night on Highway 29.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 20-year old woman in a car was traveling southbound in the inside lane of Highway 29 near Van Pelt Lane and the Motel 6.
She failed to see a pedestrian walking across the southbound lanes of Highway 29.
The pedestrian, who has not yet been identified, was struck and killed about 8 p.m.
FHP is continuing their investigation.
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7 Responses to “Pedestrian Struck And Killed On Highway 29 Near Van Pelt”
My daughter,is the unlucky one,that hit this lady. I first want to say, I’m truly grateful for what the family members above wrote. I not gonna lie, I was a little worried, about how the family would handle this, would they blame my Daughter,hate her,I prayed not, but you never know how the death of a loved one could effect them. I also want her family ,friends,and anybody else that is mourning her death, that Myself,My Daughter, and Our Family are truly sorry for your loss and y’all will continue to be in our prayers. I can tell you my daughter,is locked in a personal battle with herself. She never saw this lady,who yes was wearing dark clothing, her passenger never saw this lady. My daughter was already dealing with losing a few people who she was very close to this year, and was just showing signs of the dark cloud lifting and now this, but she is the strongest person I know, and she will get through this in time.She also will be getting professional help, to help her deal with this, because it has crushed her. She has not slept except for quick nap here and there, cause when she does go to sleep, she wakes up, crying, panicked,scared, sad, just a mix of emotions,because the whole thing keeps replaying when she closes her eyes, she’s not eating right,just really going through it. She is truly heartbroken and blames herself, if she would had gone another way, stayed home,been going faster, are slower, it wouldn’t had happened. I truly believe her now knowing that the family doesn’t blame her, will truly help her to get through this cause like I told her from the moment this accident happened, you became connected to this lady and her family and they became connected to you and your family so knowing they don’t blame her will help her so much in the long run, I believe. My Daughter, would give anything to go back and change this, but she knows she can’t, and just so everybody knows, there was no time for her to try and swerve, are stop because this lady truly just came out of nowhere,made it to the center lane, where my daughter was traveling, dressed in dark clothing, no street lights, very dark part of roadway this awful accident happened and now one young lady lost her life, and one is left to carry that for the rest of her life.
I’m gonna miss my sister. I am her half brother and I loved her a lot. Thoughts and prayers for my family.
Unfortunately, this was my sister that was hit and killed. My family wants the young lady that hit her to know that we don’t blame her for what happened. I can’t even fathom what she must be going through after this.
@Larry Yates, I couldn’t agree more.
Yes, these accidents that kill are soooo tragic! We can only imagine how hard it must be to live with having some involvement with killing others and the extended grief brought to their dependents, relatives and friends. Even when there is has been negligence, carelessness, foolishness on the part of the most guilty party, we can only imagine the crushing remorse most of us would experience in that position.
It is so sad that the pedestrian died, and the driver now carries the burden of having killed someone for the rest of her life. There are so many who cross Hwy. 29 in that area on foot with no regard for traffic. I have, on more than one occasion, had to swerve at the last moment to avoid someone meandering across the road. I am always cautious driving down that strip of low-rent motels; I know there’s a lot of heavy use of meth, alcohol, and other drugs around there. It also seems to me that, often, that person who seems to materialize out of nowhere always is dressed head to toe in dark clothing.
I’ll admit that I don’t know all the facts of this particular case, but I’m inclined to believe that the road-crosser is likely at fault, and that the young woman is the victim.
Praying for all concerned.
Praying for the pedestrian and their family. Also praying for the young lady that hit the pedestrian.. I can’t imagine what the driver is going through.