PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A New Port Richey woman in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a vehicle in the early hours of June 28 when she tried to cross U.S. Highway 19, authorities said.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a Mercedes sedan, driven by a 46-year-old Tampa man, was traveling northbound on U.S.-19 at about 12:57 a.m.
At the intersection of Trouble Creek Road, the victim, a 60-year-old New Port Richey woman, attempted to cross the highway in the wheelchair despite having a red pedestrian traffic signal, the report stated.
The Mercedes, which had a green traffic light, entered the intersection and hit the woman, FHP officials said.
She was taken to an area hospital where she died
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