SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A pedestrian is dead after he was struck by a motorcycle Sunday night, according to officials from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred on State Road 44, approaching County Road 157 in Sumter County.
Troopers said the pedestrian, 31-year-old Felix Solis-Velasquez, walked into the path of an oncoming motorcyclist traveling east. Officials said the motorcyclist also struck a sign after the crash.
Solis-Velasquez was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. The motorcyclist was not injured.
No charges have been filed against the motorcyclist.