Man In Wheelchair Struck, Killed While Crossing Highway

The man was not in the vicinity of a crosswalk or intersection.A pedestrian was killed Thursday while attempting to cross U.S. 29 in a wheel chair, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. Shortly before noon, a 49-year-old male was crossing U.S. 29 north of Devane Street, the release said. He was not in the vicinity of a crosswalk or intersection. Walter Gonzalez Coto, 58, was driving north on U.S.