PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported the death of an 86-year-old Zephyrhills man who officials said was struck and killed by a pickup truck on US-301 in Pasco County on Monday evening.
According to FHP, a 60-year-old Zephyrhills woman driving a Chevy pickup truck northbound on US-301 hit the man who attempted to walk across the highway north of Pretty Pond Road just after 6 p.m.
FHP said the 86-year-old man suffered his fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.

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