A 35-year-old man from New York died after being struck by a car while walking on Orange Blossom Trail in Osceola County late Tuesday night. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and the crash remains under investigation.
The collision happened around 10:35 p.m. on November 3, just east of Westgate Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, as reported by Orlando-News.com. A Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound in the inside lane of Orange Blossom Trail when it approached a pedestrian walking in that same lane and collided with him, per the accident report cited by the outlet.
The pedestrian was walking outside a marked crosswalk at the time, according to the accident report. He was transported to HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee, where he was later pronounced deceased. His identity has not been released, as it is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Driver Remained at the Scene
The Corolla was driven by a 63-year-old Kissimmee man, who remained at the scene following the crash, the report notes. The investigation into the collision is ongoing, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Under Florida law, a pedestrian crossing outside a marked crosswalk or an unmarked intersection crosswalk is required to yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the roadway, per Florida Statute 316.130. That same statute also places a duty on every driver to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian, and classifies a violation of the section as a noncriminal traffic infraction. The statute alone does not establish fault in this or any particular crash.
A Stretch of Road With a History
Tuesday's crash is not the first fatal pedestrian or bicycle collision reported on Orange Blossom Trail in Osceola County. In December 2022, a 47-year-old bicyclist died after being struck by a man driving a Chevy Silverado on South Orange Blossom Trail late on a Friday night, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Years earlier, a 54-year-old man named Jorge Santos was killed on the same corridor after a southbound Toyota Camry struck him while he was walking in the roadway, mynews13.com reported.
Pedestrian fatalities elsewhere in Osceola County have followed a similar pattern. In March 2025, a pedestrian was struck and killed on U.S. 192 near Druid Way around 8:16 p.m. while attempting to cross the highway's eastbound lanes outside a marked crosswalk, according to clickorlando.com, which cited the Florida Highway Patrol. None of these earlier incidents establishes a cause or pattern for Tuesday's crash.
Regional Traffic Deaths Have Been Trending Down
Broader regional data suggests overall traffic fatalities have been declining across Central Florida in recent years. A report using 2024 figures found that fewer than 200 people died in traffic crashes across Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties for the first time in recent years, according to WDBO. The three-county area saw a 30 percent reduction in crashes involving a death or serious injury since 2018, with Kissimmee alone posting a 50 percent reduction that analysts attributed to drivers speeding less.
The same report found impairment-related crashes down 40 percent, which analysts credited to ongoing driver safety campaigns, even as crashes tied to aggressive driving have risen 21 percent since the studies began. Those figures describe broader traffic trends across the region and do not explain Tuesday's crash on Orange Blossom Trail.
