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Pedestrian killed, motorcyclist seriously injured in SR 429 crash

SORRENTO, Fla. — A pedestrian was killed and a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on State Road 429 early Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 41-year-old Winter Garden man was riding a 2020 Harley-Davidson southbound in the outside lane near mile marker 42 shortly just after 12:45 a.m. when he struck a pedestrian in the roadway, FHP said. The pedestrian, a 26-year-old Carrollton, Georgia woman, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford with serious injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

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Pedestrian Killed Saturday Night, Southbound Lanes of SR 429 Shut Down

Update: It was later determined the incident occurred in the city limits of Apopka and Apopka Police Department took over the investigation. ORANGE COUNTY, Florida—The southbound lanes of State Road 429 near Plymouth-Sorrento Road are shut down while the Florida Highway Patrol investigates a pedestrian fatality, FHP. Lt. Channing Taylor said. Just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, the pedestrian was struck by at least one vehicle and possibly multiple vehicles, Taylor said. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on the scene. No other information was available. MAP: Florida Highway Patrol

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Leesburg Man Dead After Striking Guardrail on SR 429, Eustis Woman Seriously Injured

ORANGE COUNTY, Florida—A Leesburg man is dead after running off the road, striking a guardrail and overturning in the truck he was driving Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 77-year-old man was driving a 2022 Toyota Tundra southbound on State Road 429, when he lost control for an unknown reason at mile marker 28, shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday. He ran off the road, struck a guardrail and overturned, FHP Lt. Tara Crescenzi said in a press release. He and his 73-year-old passenger, a Eustis woman, were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where the man was

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