Troopers are seeking witnesses to a crash that fatally injured a 64-year-old Immokalee bicyclist early Friday.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man was cycling on State Road 29 about 6 a.m. when he crossed into traffic and was hit by two vehicles, one of them driving away.
A 29-year-old Immokalee man driving a van north near 15th Avenue hit the cyclist, then an unknown driver drove over the cyclist before leaving the scene, troopers said.
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Troopers said the vehicle that failed to stop is possibly a newer, dark red Dodge Ram.
The man’s death is at least the 29th on Collier County roads in 2021.
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