By Associated Press - Thursday, July 11, 2019

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a pedestrian is dead after being struck by an unmarked sheriff’s office cruiser.

Sgt. Steve Gaskins said in a news release that 29-year-old Deputy Daniel Daugherty was driving north along U.S. 19 in Port Richey on Wednesday night when a 62-year-old woman walked into the path of his vehicle. She died at the scene.

The news release says no charges are pending.

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The woman’s name has not been released.

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