ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A 70-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by a vehicle while walking on State Road A1A in St. Johns County Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
At approximately 6:25 p.m. Friday, the man crossed SR-A1A near Euclid Avenue and made it to the bike lane on the road shoulder, but was hit by an oncoming vehicle, FHP said.
FHP's initial investigation into the crash suggested the vehicle had drifted from the northbound lane into the bike lane, striking the pedestrian.
The pedestrian was airlifted in critical condition by Life Flight to Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, according to FHP.
The 54-year-old driver of the vehicle was not injured in the crash.