A young child was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Alachua County, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. Law enforcement officers responded around 3:30 p.m. to a crash involving a pedestrian on West Newberry Road near Northwest 182nd Street, and the child was later taken to a hospital, where they died.
The roadway was partially blocked. As reported by News4JAX, a young child was fatally hit on Newberry Road in Alachua County Friday. The sheriff's office said no further details were provided about the circumstances of the crash.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the crash, according to WCJB, which confirmed the child was transported to a hospital where they died.
Sheriff's Office Offers Condolences
In a statement, the sheriff's office said the sheriff and agency members would be keeping the child's family close in their prayers. No citation, arrest, or other enforcement action tied to the crash has been announced.
WCJB reported that the car was traveling west, the boy entered the road from a nearby home, and the driver did not see him before striking him.
Earlier Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Alachua County
An earlier fatal pedestrian collision occurred in Alachua County on Oct. 13. A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing Southwest Archer Road in Gainesville, according to Gainesville.com. That crash occurred around 8 p.m. in the 2300 block of Southwest Archer Road, when Gainesville police said a vehicle traveling east struck a pedestrian who was crossing the roadway south.
Alachua County Fire Rescue transported that pedestrian to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead, and the case remained under investigation as of the outlet's report. Newberry Road itself has also been the site of serious crashes before: in December 2024, three people were killed when a car and motorcycle collided at Newberry Road and Northwest 109th Drive, according to a separate report from Gainesville.com. That crash killed the motorcyclist, the sedan's driver, and her 90-year-old passenger, and shut down stretches of both the westbound and eastbound lanes for more than five hours.
No further information about Friday's crash has been released, and the sheriff's office has not indicated when additional details might be available.
