Man critically injured after being struck by a car

TAMPA -- A homeless man trying to cross Hillsborough Avenue was seriously injured when he was struck by a car early this morning, police said.

Bennie Clay Henley, 47, had just left the nearby Whattaburger fast food restaurant around 2:45 a.m. and was walking south across Hillsborough Avenue near Lois Street when he reached a concrete median "and for no apparent reason" turned around and moved back into the path of a westbound Chevrolet, according to a police incident report.

Henley was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where police and hospital officials say he remains in critical condition.

A police spokeswoman said the driver of the 2003 Chevrolet, Linda Caldwell, will not be charged.

-- Casey Cora, Times staff writer