Starke, FL — There was a deadly accident along U.S. 301 involving a pedestrian and a semi-truck earlier this week, the Florida Highway Patrol said. 25-year old Thomas Baugess, a local resident, was killed early Tuesday morning after he was hit by a semi-truck while walking along U.S. 301.
The accident happened at about 1:00 a.m. that morning, a short distance north of Market Road. Police are saying that Baugess was walking along U.S. 301 in the southbound lanes early Tuesday when he was hit by a passing semi-truck.
The collision killed Baugess immediately, but the truck driver wasn’t harmed. He was later identified as South Carolina resident Eric David, 38 years old.
Right now, it’s really clear if Baugess was walking in traffic or whether David had possible swerved out of his lane, but that’s still under investigation by the FHP.
Scene of the Accident
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