MANATEE COUNTY – Florida Highway Patrol announced that a tragic backup accident occurred Tuesday morning at a residential driveway on Terra Ceia.

The accident began as a 70-year-old man was taking out the trash at a residence along Bayshore Drive on Terra Ceia.

As the man went about his chore, a 17-year-old teenager driving a Jeep SUV began to back up out of the driveway attempting to access Bayshore Drive.

Tragically the young driver of the Jeep failed to see the man who was within the path of the SUV as it was backing up, and at 7:09:00 AM the back of the Jeep collided with the pedestrian.

After being seriously injured in the accident the man was transported to Manatee Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

FHP has stated that the crash remains under investigation.

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