HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Officials said Thursday an SUV struck a 37-year-old man last seen out of Manatee County on Jan. 25.
Florida Highway Patrol said around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 28, the Bradenton man was crossing the bottom of the exit ramp from I-75 that leads to SR-674, when a 70-year-old Michigan man, driving a Buick Encore southbound, hit him as he entered into the path of the SUV.
The Bradenton man suffered serious injuries, and he was hospitalized.

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