UPDATE: Wewa man killed while fishing on Indian Pass
A 72-year-old Wewahitchka man was killed Wednesday afternoon on Indian Pass Road when he was struck by an SUV while fishing off a bridge..
According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a 27-year-old Port St. Joe man was driving a white Honda Odyssey north on Indian Pass Road when at about 2:30 p.m. he went to remove a cell phone from his pocket, as he traveled just north of Painted Pony Road.
The action caused the driver to veer the sports utility vehicle off of the right side of the roadway and to strike the Wewa man who was fishing from the bridge.
FHP said they arrived at the scene about 3:13 p.m.. The pedestrian passed away from his injuries and the driver was unhurt, FHP said.
At this time the investigation is still ongoing and charges are pending.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.