Seth Benoit, 26, dies after his motorized bike is struck by car, then he is hit by second vehicle at Oakley Street and Louisiana Highway 3107 in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Bicyclist killed in Thibodaux crash on Saturday night
According to police, Seth Benoit, 26, was riding a motorized bicycle south on Oakley Street around 7 p.m., when he attempted to cross the intersection of Louisiana Highway 3107 while a 2015 Ford F-150 was traveling west.
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