A woman was hit and killed on Interstate 75 in Alachua County early Tuesday morning.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 57-year-old man from Miami was driving southbound on I-75 near mile marker 374 just after midnight.
A woman was walking in the center southbound lane when the vehicle hit her.
The woman died at the scene and the driver and passengers in the vehicle were not injured.
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Source: wcjb
