PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A person was hit by a car and killed early Tuesday morning near West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
The deadly wreck happened just after 5:30 a.m. in the area of Southern Boulevard and Kirk Road near Palm Beach International Airport.
According to a sheriff's office crash report, a 1999 Acura TL driven by a 36-year-old man was driving westbound on Southern Boulevard when an unidentified pedestrian crossed Southern and was struck.
The person was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and a 22-year-old passenger inside the Acura were not hurt.
Aerial video from WPTV Chopper 5 showed multiple Palm Beach County deputies at the scene blocking all westbound lanes of Southern Boulevard near Australian Avenue.
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