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News
Release
11/16/2008
Captain Wayne M. Miller
Public Information Officer
(386) 506-5810
PEDESTRIAN DIES AFTER VEHICLE
ACCIDENT
At
1:11 AM on this date, Port Orange Police and Fire Departments
responded to the 3500 block of Ridgewood Avenue in regards to
a vehicle versus pedestrian accident. Once on scene it was
discovered that a passenger vehicle, traveling south bound on
Ridgewood Avenue, struck a pedestrian that was attempting to
cross Ridgewood Avenue. After impact with the pedestrian, the
vehicle struck a fire hydrant and came to rest onto its roof
at the intersection of Ocean Avenue.
The
pedestrian was pronounced expired at the scene. The sole
occupant of the vehicle, a male, was transported to Halifax
Hospital in Daytona Beach with non-life threatening injuries.
Both names are being withheld pending notification of next of
kin.
An
autopsy is scheduled for Monday November 17, 2008. The
accident is under investigation by Port Orange Police Traffic
Homicide investigators.
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