Woman Hit By Truck On I-75

Police_Line_2013BUSHNELL, Fla. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman died when she was hit by a tractor trailer as she stood near her disabled vehicle on Interstate 75 in Sumter County.

The Florida Highway Patrol says Brittany Nicole Bailey of St. Petersburg was standing in the outside lane of southbound I-75 about 10:30 Sunday night.

Troopers say the driver of the truck wasn’t able to see Bailey, who was standing on an unlighted stretch of the highway.

Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene.

Source: The Associated Press