A 69-year-old Florida man was struck and killed while attempting to cross U.S. 1 in Key Largo the morning of April 1.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man was on an electric four-wheel scooter and traveling west across U.S. 1 when a 2019 Dodge Charger traveling south on the inside lane of U.S. 1 struck him.
The man was transported to Baptist Health South Florida Mariners Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
FHP said neither alcohol nor drugs were a factor in the collision. The highway was shut down just before 8 a.m. and reopened just after 9 a.m.
FHP said they were attempting to contact the victim’s next of kin. FHP does not release the names of those involved in accidents.
The incident marks the fourth fatal accident in the Upper Keys since March 17. The other three fatal accidents occurred in Islamorada at MM 79, where a husband and wife from Ohio were hit and killed as they attempted to cross the highway, at MM 90 where a vehicle struck and killed a 71-year-old Florida man walking on the sidewalk, and MM 82 where a California bicyclist was hit and killed attempting to cross the highway.
