LAKESIDE, Fla. (WCJB) – A pedestrian was critically injured after an accident involving two vehicles Friday night.
Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say a male, 23, was walking in the eastbound traffic lane of Old Jennings Road, close to the centerline around 10:40 p.m.
He was struck by the left side of an SUV traveling eastbound on Old Jennings Road approaching Mesquite Avenue, causing him to be redirected into the left side of a pickup truck traveling westbound on Old Jennings Road.
The driver of the pickup truck stopped his car immediately, while the driver of the SUV continued eastbound and stopped in a lit area.
Troopers say the pedestrian was transported to Orange Park Medical Center and is in critical condition. Neither of the drivers were injured.
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