A woman who tried to rescue a dog spotted on a highway was killed after a car hit her. A 25-year-old Tampa woman stopped her Kia Optima on Dale Mabry Highway when she saw the dog on Thursday night. As the woman approached the dog,

A woman and a dog died after being hit by an SUV along Dale Mabry Hwy. after the woman stopped to help the dog, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A woman was struck and killed by an SUV Thursday night as she tried to help a dog on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, troopers said. The 25-year-old Tampa woman was driving south Dale Mabry near Idlewild Avenue about 10:25 p.m. when she saw a dog and stopped to help the animal, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.