1-year-old boy dies after walking into road by home, troopers say

JONESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) — A 1-year-old boy was hit and killed on a Florida roadway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened in the Jonesville area Friday afternoon.

Investigators said a car was headed west on Newberry Road when the boy entered the road from a nearby home. The driver didn’t see the child and hit him.

The 1-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Further information was not available.