{"id":49263,"date":"2024-08-31T19:20:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T23:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49263"},"modified":"2024-08-31T19:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T23:20:51","slug":"a-pedestrian-hit-and-killed-trying-to-cross-u-s-highway-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/31\/a-pedestrian-hit-and-killed-trying-to-cross-u-s-highway-27\/","title":{"rendered":"A pedestrian hit and killed trying to cross U.S. Highway 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in Polk County on Friday after he attempted to cross U.S. Highway 27, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"5c4f42\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pedestrian-hit-and-killed.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49264 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c4f42; width:459px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Nissan Rogue, driven by a 47-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling southbound on U.S. 27 at about 8:43 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the Nissan driver continued through the intersection of Sanders Road with a green traffic signal and hit the pedestrian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pedestrian, a 41-year-old Davenport man, had attempted to cross the highway in a crosswalk, but did not have a walk signal, FHP officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in Polk County on Friday after he attempted to cross U.S. Highway 27, authorities said. 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