Woman killed on her birthday trying to help dog on Dale Mabry Highway

Woman killed trying to rescue dog on the highway

A 25-year-old was killed Thursday in Florida while trying to help a dog she spotted on the highway, according to a spokesperson for Florida Highway Patrol.

Woman killed on her birthday trying to help dog on Dale Mabry Highway

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A 25-year-old woman has died after getting hit by a car while trying to help a dog on Dale Mabry Highway, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. On Thursday around 10:25 p.m., a 25-year-old woman was leaving her birthday dinner and stopped her Kia Optima and exited to render aid to a dog. As the woman approached the dog, a 69-year-old Tampa man driving a Toyota RAV4 struck both the dog and the woman, FHP said. Both the woman a…

Driver hits woman trying to help dog, killing her and the animal: FHP

A woman was killed after she tried to help a dog on a Hillsborough County road late Thursday night.The Florida Highway Patrol said around 10:25 p.m., the 25-year-old woman stopped and exited her Kia Optima when she spotted a dog on Dale Mabry Highway.As the woman approached the dog, FHP said a 69-year-old man driving a Toyota RAV4 hit her and the dog. Both the woman and the dog died at the scene of the crash.

Troopers: Woman dies trying to save dog on Tampa highway

A woman who tried to rescue a dog spotted on a highway was killed after a car hit her.

Tampa woman leaves her car to help dog and both she and dog killed by passing SUV - Pet Rescue Report

Although investigators from the Florida Highway Patrol have not released names or more details, a Tampa woman was struck and killed Thursday night when she stopped her vehicle along a stretch of the Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa to help an injured dog. According to the highway investigator Sgt. Steven Gaskins, the dog died at […] The post Tampa woman leaves her car to help dog and both she and dog killed by passing SUV appeared first on Pet Rescue…