TARPON SPRINGS pedestrian dies after being hit by a car on U.S. 19

PINELLAS COUNTY – A pedestrian pushing a bicycle was hit as she attempted to cross U. S. Hwy 19 just south of Martin Luther King. According to the Tarpon Springs Police Department, the woman was pushing a bicycle across U.S. 19 just south of MLK when a southbound vehicle hit her. The pedestrian was rushed to Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, where she later died.