MERRITT ISLAND, Florida – Former President of the Florida State Senate, Mike Haridopolos, was involved in a fatal crash that occurred on Pineda Causeway near the intersection with South Tropical Trail on Merritt Island, Florida on Monday, November 11, 2019.
Haridopolos was driving a 2016 Land Rover westbound on Pineda Causeway (State Road 404) around 6 a.m.
A 66-year-man from Satellite Beach, was standing in the roadway for an unknown reason.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, when Haridopolos changed lanes to avoid the pedestrian, the Satellite Beach man moved into the direct path of the Land Rover.