Troopers Seeking Assistance with Identifying Pedestrian Killed In Sumter County Crash

Inside Scoop / By Marilyn M. Aciego / April 2, 2023 / Fatality, FHP, Florida, Sumter County / 1 minute of reading

SUMTER COUNTY, Florida—The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking assistance in identifying a male who was killed on County Road 470 in Sumter County Saturday night.

A 42-year-old Bartow woman was driving an SUV westbound on County Road 470, west of County Road 533, around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when a male walked into the path of the SUV, FHP Sgt. Steve Gaskins said in a press release.

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male pedestrian killed in Sumter County Saturday night. They released a photo of a tattoo the male had. If you have information on the male’s identity, call troopers at *FHP (347) or 813-558-1800, option 3.

The male was struck by the SUV transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. The Bartow woman and her passenger, a 42-yeqar-old Haines City man, were not injured. FHP has been unable to identify the pedestrian and released a photo of a tattoo he had.

If you have information on the male’s identity, call troopers at *FHP (347) or 813-558-1800, option 3.

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Marilyn M. Aciego

Publisher Marilyn M. Aciego was born and raised in Lake County and is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She began her journalism career at LSSC and in 2023 she was honored with LSSC’s Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award. She began working at the Daily Commercial while she was in college and continued her career there as a reporter after she graduated. In her 20+ year-career, she covered many of the area’s top stories including the disappearance of Trenton Duckett, the death of beloved Sheriff Chris Daniels, both in 2006 and an exclusive interview with then-Eustis Police Capt. Gary Winheim, who was ambushed and shot by a wanted felon in 2019. In addition to Inside Lake, Marilyn is the single mom of a teenaged son and the Florida Bureau Chief for an international media organization.

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