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Pedestrian struck by car dies

By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published February 11, 2003

LUTZ -- A Lutz man who was hit by a car as he tried to across Bearss Avenue late Friday died Sunday.

Alejandro Martinez-Avila, 25, of 14405 Hensel Lane was crossing Bearss toward his apartment from a shopping center near Livingston Avenue about 11:30 p.m. when the accident happened.

He was struck on his right side by the eastbound Cadillac, which was driven by Michael Williams, 31, of 1429 Hounds Hollow Court in Lutz. Martinez-Avila was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he died Sunday morning.

A report by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Williams did nothing improper, but Martinez-Avila appeared to have been under the influence of alcohol.

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