MELBOURNE — A woman in a wheelchair was seriously injured Thursday night when she was hit by an SUV while trying to cross a city street, Melbourne police said.
A 55-year-old Melbourne woman, whose identity has not been released, was trying to cross Hibiscus Boulevard at Medical Park Drive around 6:27 p.m. Thursday, when she was hit by an eastbound Audi SUV, police said.
Melbourne police arrived and found the woman on the road with life-threatening injuries. He was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The 53-year-old driver of the SUV, from Palm Bay, was not charged and has not been identified. Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved. The investigation is ongoing.
JD Gallop is a criminal justice reporter/news reporter for FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jdgalop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop.
This article first appeared in Florida Today: Pedestrian in wheelchair dies in Melbourne road accident
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