A 55-year-old man from Orlando was killed after he was fatally struck by a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle while attempting to cross a local roadway.
The fatal accident took place near the intersection of W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway and Celebration Avenue on Sunday, December 31, at around 1:16 a.m.
According to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was walking in a northerly direction from the median of W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway into the westbound, inside lane.
The man, who was not in a marked crosswalk, entered the direct path of a Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Ford Explorer.
As a result, the front of the sport utility vehicle struck the man.
The man was transported to Celebration Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
The deputy, a 28-year-old man from Kissimmee, was not injured in the crash.