SUMMERFIELD, Fla. – A 31-year-old man was killed and two others were injured when a pickup truck struck them Thursday night in Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.The fatal crash happened around 8:50 p.m.
on County Road 475.According to the FHP, a 32-year-old Summerfield man was driving a pickup north on C.R. 475 and struck two men and a 9-year-old boy who had exited their disabled vehicle and were standing in the road while inspecting a flat tire.One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, the FHP said.
The other man suffered serious injuries and the boy suffered minor injuries, according to troopers.A fourth passenger, a 34-year-old Summerfield man, was not injured, the FHP said.The pickup driver, who was wearing a seat.