FHP: Woman checking on deer in road hit, killed by car near UCF
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A 20-year-old Casselberry woman was killed early Saturday morning after stopping to check on a deer in the road and being hit by another vehicle, Florida Highway Patrol said.
FHP says the woman was traveling on Alafaya Trail near Gemini Blvd. around 2:30 a.m. when she stopped her car in the center lane to check on a deer that had been struck and was laying in the road. The driver had activated her hazard lights and got out of the car.
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According to FHP, a 23-year-old driver coming down the road did not see the other woman and hit her. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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