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ENGLEWOOD —Englewood resident Spencer Stephens was struck and killed by a pickup truck last Saturday. Stephens was a Lemon Bay High School theater student, community volunteer, member of the Manta Band and the school’s 2019 Homecoming King.

A crash Just after 8:30 p.m. on Interstate 75 near Palmetto a driver, a 28-year-old man from Miami Lakes, was trying to avoid the backed-up traffic. Florida State Patrol states Stephens was outside his vehicle and trying to cross the interstate when he was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup.

The accident is continues to be under investigation.