A search for a missing Florida man took a turn Wednesday evening when he was struck by a vehicle in Hillsborough County. The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on the exit ramp leading from I-75 to State Road 674.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 70-year-old man from Michigan was driving a Buick Encore down the ramp. At the bottom of the exit, a pedestrian walked into the path of the SUV and was hit.
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Troopers said the pedestrian is a 37-year-old man from Bradenton. He had been missing for three days, having last been seen in Manatee County on January 25.
Emergency teams rushed him to a local hospital with serious injuries.
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