BRADENTON, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said there was a fatal pedestrian crash on US-41 in Bradenton on Monday evening.
Deputies said a passenger van, driven by a 41-year-old Bradenton man, was traveling south on US-41 in the right lane near 28th Avenue West on Dec. 8, shortly after 9 p.m.
MCSO said a pedestrian, a 35-year-old Bradenton man, was standing on the sidewalk when he entered the westbound lanes of US-41.
The van collided with the pedestrian, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, per the report.
The crash remains under investigation.
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