Pedestrian struck and killed on U.S. 41 in East Naples

Emergency responders rush to the scene of an emergency.

A 51-year-old man was killed Saturday night in East Naples after walking onto U.S. 41 East and being struck by a vehicle, a police report says.

The accident happened at 10:16 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 41 East and Airport-Pulling Road, the report says. The man is not identified pending notification of next of kin.

The man crossed the road and entered the path of a GMC Terrain. The driver and two occupants of the vehicle were not injured, the report says. The pedestrian was taken to NCH Downtown where he was later pronounced dead.

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