- April 26, 2024
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Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was walking across the northbound lanes.
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
A woman was killed Friday night when she exited her car on Interstate 95, near Ormond Beach.
The victim's vehicle was located on the inside shoulder of the northbound lanes near mile marker 267. At approximately 11:25 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said she tried to cross the highway and was struck and killed.
The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin but has been identified as a 61-year-old woman from Orlando.
The victim, according to the report, traveled into the direct path of Diane McFarland, 59, of Ohio, who was in the outside lane. McFarland's vehicle struck the victim, knocking her to the ground, according to the report.
Traveling behind McFarland was Heather Lippert, 39, of Ormond Beach, who ran over the victim, according to the report.
The Florida Highway Patrol is still investigation the incident.
