67-year-old pedestrian struck, killed by SUV on Sand Lake Road

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash in which a 67-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV on Sand Lake Road at approximately 5:30 a.m. this morning. 

The single vehicle involved in the incident — a 2010 Ford Escape driven by a 53-year-old male — was traveling eastbound in the center lane on Sand Lake Road, west of Turkey Lake Road. 

According to FHP's press release, the elderly female pedestrian was not walking in a marked crosswalk as she traveled south across Sand Lake Road. The pedestrian walked in the direct path of the vehicle and collided with the front of the SUV.

She was pronounced dead on the scene by the responding authorities. The driver of the vehicle was not transported from the scene. 

The crash remains under investigation.