Florida Highway Patrol said the exit ramp to Broward Boulevard is shut down due to the investigation. NBC6’s Johanna Torres reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on an Interstate 95 entrance ramp in Fort Lauderdale early Monday.
The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. on the ramp I-95 southbound near Broward Boulevard.
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WATCH HEREFHP officials said a woman was driving a 2024 Hyundai as the pedestrian was walking on the ramp in the outside lane.
The driver was "unable to attempt an evasive maneuver" and struck the pedestrian, sending him airborne
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The pedestrian, whose identity wasn't released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a 62-year-old woman from Lake Placid, Florida, wasn't injured.
The ramp to Broward Boulevard was closed for the investigation.
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