Benita Diane Burks Gunter, 67, dies after vehicle strikes her bicycle on St. Joseph Drive NW in Cullman, Alabama

A Cullman woman died Monday evening when she was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle. Joseph Drive NW around 6 p.m Monday when she was struck, Green said. Woods," Green said. The driver of the vehicle, Zachary Tyler Woods of Cullman, was not injured. Benita Diane Burks Gunter, 67, died en route to UAB Hospital, where she was being taken after being rushed to Cullman Regional Medical Center, said Cullman Police Assistant Chief Craig Green.

Employees at a Cullman Bojangles are working to raise the money to pay funeral expenses for a customer killed in an accident Monday night, The Cullman Times reports. Casey Manns, Bojangles manager, told The Times employees were shocked to learn of Gunter's death and wanted to do something to help. "She came in every other morning, riding her bike, to get her a biscuit and coffee," Manns said. We were all surprised when we found out she was homeless because she was always so cheerful and sweet. Gunter was riding along St.