Florida Highway Patrol said man hit and ‘launched’ off I-10 near Lackawanna neighborhood

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed that a man was struck and killed on Interstate 10 Thursday morning.

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“A pedestrian was struck by an unknown vehicle in the westbound travel lanes of Interstate 10 at McDuff Ave,” an FHP report read. The 57-year-old man was described as being launched off the interstate down a steep embankment into a construction area.

Construction crews working next to materials in an area not visible from the interstate found the body.

FHP is still investigating this crash.

Pedestrian hit and killed A pedestrian was hit and killed on I-10 at McDuff Ave on Thursday at 9:38 a.m. (Google Maps)

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