A 13-year-old girl was hit and killed by a car in northwest Gainesville on Saturday night.
Amber Fedelem was crossing State Road 222 at Northwest 53rd Street at 7:05 p.m., a Florida Highway Patrol news release stated. She was hit by a 2007 Mazda driven by Thomas Grant Crow, 53, of Alachua.
Amber flew into the air, hit the car's windshield and landed on the road, the release stated.
Amber was taken to Shands at UF by Alachua County Emergency Medical Services and pronounced dead at 7:43 p.m.
Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Mike Burroughs said Amber was with another young girl, who witnessed the accident.
The girl was referred to victims-advocate services, he said.
Crow and his passenger Renee Myla Crow, 52, also of Alachua, were not injured, the release stated.
It is not yet known if charges will be pressed.
Alcohol was not involved in the accident, and both people in the car were wearing seat belts, the release stated.
