Pedestrian tales from the middle of the road, #9

Pedestrian tales from the middle of the road, #9

It's your turn again, Seminole County Sheriff Donald Eslinger...Another of our neghbors has found little use for the City of Sanford or Seminole County's pedestrian traffic laws. He's now gone- but his family, the truck driver and his family will absorb the price of his actions for a long time to come.

May God bless, keep and comfort all families involved.. May God also allow us a great start to 2012- and lead our local law enforcement agencies to protect and serve our community as they've sworn to do- even when that means protecting us from ourselves.

Lives are worth it, right? And as this story reminds us, when 18-wheeler strikes a human, chances of the human winning the battle are vey slim.

Brandon man killed while crossing W. State Road 46 near Sanford
December 28, 2011|By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel

A Brandon man was killed Tuesday night when he was hit by a semi tractor-trailer while crossing W. State Road 46 near Sanford.

Stephen Sauer, 54, was killed about 8:45 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said. He was crossing S.R.46 from north to south, just west of Upsala Road, when he walked directly into the path of the eastbound truck,state troopers said. He was not in a crosswalk at the time.

Pedestrian tales from the middle of the road, #9