DeLAND, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a semitruck early Thursday near a grocery store in DeLand, according to police.
Around 6 a.m., a white semitruck with a trailer — traveling north on South Spring Garden Avenue, approaching West Howry Avenue — was headed toward the back of the Winn-Dixie at 1050 W. New York Avenue, the DeLand Police Department said in a statement.
Turning into the southwest entrance of the Winn-Dixie’s loading area and traveling eastbound toward the loading docks, the semi’s tractor hit the pedestrian — identified as a man — upon making the turn, the statement reads…