Melbourne Man Killed After Being Struck by Vehicles in Grant-Valkaria on Sunday Night
By Space Coast Daily // March 2, 2020
Kevin Burns, 52, was struck and killed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – A Melbourne man was struck by multiple vehicles and killed in the area of U.S. 1 and First Street on Sunday night in Grant-Valkaria, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
According to a release from the FHP, 52-year-old Kevin Burns was walking southbound in the right northbound lane of U.S. 1 just before 8:30 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound.
The victim was then thrown into the left northbound lane where he was subsequently struck, police say, by two other vehicles.
A friend of the victim told the police that he was looking for a cell phone in the area.
The crash remains under investigation, the FHP adds.
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