BREVARD COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — James Newman has been identified as the pedestrian struck and killed Saturday evening while on US-1 in Brevard County.
Newman, 54, was walking on US-1 near Baldwin Dr, in Micco, when he attempted to cross in front of oncoming traffic at about 7:05 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The victim was not in a posted crosswalk, according to police.
Troopers said a Toyota was traveling southbound on US 1 when 54-year-old James Newman walked into its path. Newman was not in a crosswalk, according to the report. source
Newman was pronounced dead on scene of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the collision.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.
Micco is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 9,052 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to Wikipedia.
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