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A bicyclist was killed and an Orlando police officer was taken to a hospital after a crash Sunday evening.
The crash, involving a marked Orlando Police Department vehicle and an adult bicyclist, happened before 7:30 p.m. Sunday on South Kirkman Road near Pine Shadows, south of LB McLeod, according to police.
Police said the bicyclist, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The officer, identified as Isaias Rivera Montoyo, suffered minor injuries, was taken to a hospital. Montoyo was expected to be released, authorities said.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that happened in Osceola County early Saturday.
Troopers said the motorcycle rider, 42-year-old James Demler, was south on Florence Drive near Emerald Drive around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Troopers said he crashed as he tried to turn right on to Emerald Drive, causing him to lay down his bike in the road.
Troopers said Demler was thrown from his bike and declared dead at the scene.
A car chase has ended on Interstate 4 on Thursday afternoon, leading to an arrest of a man believed to be involved in a $1-million jewelry heist.
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms officials were pursuing a vehicle with a felony robbery suspect inside on Interstate 4 near Kirkman Road.
Orlando police arrested Bryan Bobby Beaudoin, of Orlando, on charges stemming from a Nov. 22 robbery at the International Diamond Center in Tampa, in which ATF says Beaudoin and two other suspects stole $1 million worth of jewelry.
Orlando police shut down a stretch of Interstate 4 due to a deadly accident early Saturday morning.
Police said the accident involved five cars in the westbound lanes at Princeton Avenue.
Police said the accident killed two people and was the result of a wrong-way driver.
Westbound lanes of I-4 were shut down starting at Kennedy Boulevard and continuing to Princeton Boulevard.