LEESBURG, Fla.— Leesburg Police Department is investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian and closed the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 27 for three hours Friday night.
Around 7 p.m., LPD responded to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 48, according to LPD Lt. Shannon Walsh.
A white 2016 van driven by Ryan Surjan, 50, of Orlando, was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 27 when it struck a Leesburg man attempting to cross the roadway, a preliminary investigation determined.
“The pedestrian, a 53-year-old male from Leesburg, sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene despite life-saving efforts by Lake County Fire Rescue,” Walsh said in an email.
The man’s name hasn’t been released, pending notification of next of kin.
If you have information on the crash, call LPD at 352-787-2121.
