- February 9, 2026
A 32-year-old Ormond Beach man was killed after he was hit by a pickup truck on Friday, Feb. 6, near Booth Road in Ormond Beach.
Florida Highway Patrol reported that the victim was walking westbound on the eastbound outside paved shoulder at around 5:59 p.m. when the pickup truck — driven by a 44-year-old Daytona Beach man — drifted in his direction. The front right of the pickup truck hit the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the crash, the driver briefly stopped at a nearby parking lot. When FHP contacted him, the man said he thought he had struck an animal in the road and then drove home.
The crash remains under investigation.
