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Police ID Man In Wheelchair Struck, Killed By SUV

Jim Farquhar / News Channel 8

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Published: December 13, 2007

Updated: 12/13/2007 10:17 am

LARGO - Police have identified the man in a motorized wheelchair killed when a sport utility vehicle struck him as he was crossing Missouri Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.

Jack Schaffer, 84, of 1807 Lady Mary Drive, Clearwater, was killed when a 1997 GMC Sierra driven by Angus T. Davis III of Clearwater struck him about 2:15 p.m.

Police say the Sierra was northbound in the median when it struck Schaffer in an area that does not appear to have a crosswalk.

The driver of the vehicle and two passengers were not seriously injured in the crash.

The investigation was ongoing.

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