Pedestrian dies after being struck by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office cruiser in Lake Worth
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Posted: 02/25/2012
LAKE WORTH, Fla. - A Lake Worth man died early Saturday morning after being struck by a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy's vehicle.
According to the sheriff's office, Deputy Scott Yoder was traveling north on Dixie Highway around 12:36 a.m. and as he neared 5th Avenue North, Francisco Andres, ran across the roadway and into the path of the deputy's vehicle.
Andres, 39, died at the scene.
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