MANATEE COUNTY — A tragic accident claimed the life of a 64-year-old man in a wheelchair late Saturday night at the intersection of U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) and Pearl Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The driver, a 29-year-old man from Palmetto, was operating a Ford F-250 pickup truck and was stopped on Pearl Avenue, facing west at the red light before turning right onto northbound US 41.

At the same time, the pedestrian—using a wheelchair—was positioned at the northeast corner of the intersection. As he began crossing U.S. 41 in the marked crosswalk from north to south, the pickup truck driver initiated his right-hand turn.

Tragically, the truck’s front-left tire collided with the wheelchair, knocking the man to the ground. The truck then ran over the man as he lay in the roadway. The vehicle came to a controlled stop in the northbound outside lane.

The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s Traffic Homicide Unit is continuing its investigation into this fatal crash.

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