Incidents

FHP: Pedestrian walking on US 1 killed in Rockledge crash

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. — A man walking along U.S. Highway 1 in Rockledge was hit and killed early Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The man, whom troopers did not identify, was walking north in the outside lane of U.S. 1 at the intersection with Helmsman Place around 12:24 a.m. when he was hit, troopers said.

He was hit by a 2017 Mazda SUV. The driver had not been drinking, according to a crash report.

The man died at the scene of the crash, troopers said.

The crash remains under investigation.