The Florida Highway Patrol says two men who were changing a tire on the side of an interstate were killed when a passing driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit them.
Highlights
- The men were killed Sunday on Interstate 275 in Tampa, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
- Troopers said a 73-year-old man pulled over onto the road’s shoulder after a left front tire blew out.
- A friend of the man arrived a short time later to help him with the tire.
- The younger man who was changing a tire died at the scene.
- The older man was taken to a hospital, where he later died, troopers said.