BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A traffic crash Sunday night on Merritt Island left two people dead.
Troopers responded to the crash around 8 p.m. at North Courtenay Parkway just south of Grove Boulevard.
A car collided with a man and woman waking across the road, killing both, Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to investigators, the driver of a Lincoln Town Car was traveling southbound on the outside lane of Courtenay Parkway when the pedestrians entered into the path of the oncoming car.
FHP said they were not using a marked crosswalk.
Troopers said they both died at the crash site.
Investigators did not release their names, but said the man, 62, lived in Cocoa and the woman, 60, was a Palm Bay resident.
The driver of the Lincoln, 26, of Rockledge, was unhurt and stayed on scene following the collision, FHP said.
A passenger in his car, age 3, was also uninjured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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