Bicyclist Nelson Reeves, 64, struck and killed by hit-and-run pickup driver on State Road A1A in St. Lucie County, Florida
Port St. Lucie woman named as person of interest in fatal hit and run wreck.
A 44-year-old Port St. Lucie woman has been named as a person of interest in the hit and run crash that left a bicyclist dead in St. Lucie County.
Hit-and-run fatal bicycle crash in Jensen Beach.
Officials are searching for black pick-up truck with an extended cab and tinted windows that left the scene of a fatal bicycle crash early Monday morning in St. Lucie County.
Officials are searching for black pick-up truck with an extended cab and tinted windows that left the scene of a fatal bicycle crash early Monday morning in St. Lucie County. The bicyclist, later identified as Nelson Reeves, 64, was traveling in the bike lane northbound on State Road A1A when it was hit by the truck just before 8 a.m. in Jensen Beach, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. There is no description of the driver available. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Officials say there should be damage to the right front side of the truck, where it hit with the bicyclist. UPDATE: Diana Frew, 44, has been named a person of interest by police in connection with this accident. 02/19/14.
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