33-year-old bicyclist dead after car crashes into him on Anna Maria Bridge

Melissa Pérez-Carrillo, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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A 33-year-old bicyclist died on the Anna Maria Bridge on Wednesday after an SUV crashed into him, officials from the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The 23-year-old driver from Bradenton was driving an SUV over the bridge at about 12:23 a.m. He was traveling eastbound, approaching the bridge’s center span when he collided with the right side of the bicyclist.

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The man from Lancaster, New York was separated from his bicycle and propelled in a northeast direction, hitting the bridge’s concrete surface. The bicycle was propelled in the same direction and collided with the raised curb.

The bicyclist was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The FHP Traffic Homicide Unit will continue to investigate the crash.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 33-year-old bicyclist dead after car crash on Anna Maria Bridge: FHP