HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla — A 44-year-old man is dead and a 37-year-old woman is in the hospital after both were hit by an SUV early Saturday morning in Hernando County, according to a news release.
FHP says the 19-year-old driver was going northbound on Marvelwood Road, just south of Osprey Avenue where both pedestrians were walking in the roadway.
"As a result, the vehicle struck both pedestrians," the news release reads.
FHP says the 37-year-old woman's injuries are non-life threatening.