Rochester teen fatally struck by car in Florida

Harrison Thorp


Rochester teen fatally struck by car in Florida

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - A Rochester teen who died Friday in Florida was killed when he ran into the path of a vehicle on State Route 82 in Lehigh Acres, a busy highway about 15 miles east of Fort Myers in the state's southwest section.

Nicholas D. Kuchman was fatally struck around 5 a.m. when officers from the Florida Highway Patrol say he ran into the path of the vehicle, which swerved to the left to avoid him and slid into the road's shoulder.

No charges were filed, according to a report by NBC Channel 2 in Orlando.

Scene of the accident in Lehigh Acres, Fla., that claimed the life of a Rochester teen on Friday. (Courtesy NBC Channel 2, Orlando.)

No other details of the accident were immediately available.

According to his Facebook Page, Kuchman studied at Spaulding from 2010-2012 and was a detailing technician at a Subaru dealership.

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