Messiah Hector, 13, killed when struck by vehicle while riding tricycle on 21st Street South East in Ruskin, Florida
13-year-old dead after being hit by car while riding big wheel tricycle in Ruskin
The sheriff’s office says the man driving the car, who has been identified as 39-year-old Keith Silva, could not see the teenager on the road due to the lack of lighting in the area where the crash happened.
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