Man struck by SUV while crossing State 22 in Callaway taken to hospital in critical condition

CALLAWAY — A Georgia woman driving east on State 22 struck a Nebraska man crossing the road on foot Thursday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The 34-year-old Bellevue, Nebraska, man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, FHP officials reported.

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The woman, 21, of Fort Benning, was just east of County 2315 when the crash occurred about 9:45 p.m. Thursday. According to the FHP, she did not see the man walking south across the road, striking him in the eastbound lane. He was thrown into a ditch on the south shoulder of the road. 

The man's condition was not available Friday morning.