Man killed walking on US 301 in Starke

FHP: 25-year-old hit by tractor-trailer

STARKE, Fla. – A tractor-trailer struck and killed a 25-year-old man walking in a southbound lane of U.S. 301 in Bradford County early Tuesday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened just before 1 a.m. on U.S. 301 just north of Market Road, which is near State Road 16.

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FHP said that Thomas Baugess, 25, of Starke, was walking in the right southbound lane when he was hit by a vehicle driven by Eric David, 38, of Bennettsville, South Carolina.

Baugess died at the scene.

Charges against David are pending, according to the FHP report.