A 45-year-old man from Creedmoor, Texas, was struck and killed by a vehicle that never stopped on southbound Interstate 75 in Suwannee County late Saturday night. The crash happened around 11 p.m. in the southbound lanes near the exit ramp at Mile Marker 439, and investigators say the man was walking along those lanes when he was hit.
According to News4JAX, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Florida Highway Patrol says the vehicle involved did not remain after the crash, and the investigation into what happened on that stretch of interstate is still ongoing.
The victim's identity has not been publicly released. Per WCTV, his next of kin had not yet been notified as of the outlet's report.
Why the Man Was on the Interstate Remains Unclear
No further circumstances have been released explaining why the man was on foot in the southbound lanes of I-75 that night. The station's report does not identify the vehicle or provide a description of it, leaving investigators to work the case largely from the scene itself.
This is not the first time a hit-and-run has left troopers searching for answers in Suwannee County. In a separate case, FHP said a pedestrian was struck on US 129 south of 48th Street, about a mile south of Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, as reported by WCJB. In that incident, the driver struck the pedestrian with the front of the vehicle and fled, and investigators said at the time they did not have a vehicle description to go on.
A Corridor With a History of Deadly Crashes
Interstate 75 through Suwannee County has seen other fatal crashes in recent years. WCJB previously reported that a separate I-75 crash in the county killed a 67-year-old man and seriously injured another person.
Statewide, pedestrian-related crashes have been trending upward. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported 12,760 pedestrian-related crashes in Florida in 2025, marking a fifth straight year of increases, even as fatalities and severe injuries from those crashes have continued to decline for a third consecutive year.
For now, the search for the vehicle involved in Saturday night's crash continues, and no further details on the investigation have been released.
