Bicyclist killed after being hit by SUV in Volusia County, troopers say

Nicolle Osorio
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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Volusia County Friday night.

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According to a news release, the crash happened around 8:50 p.m. near S Ridgewood Avenue and Harbor Road.

Troopers said a Range Rover SUV was traveling south, approaching Harbor Road in the outside lane, when the front of the car hit a bicyclist traveling between the outside lane and the outside paved shoulder.

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Investigators said the SUV driver, a 40-year-old woman from Port Orange, did not see the bicyclist in the lane because it had no lights.

She was not injured and remained on scene, officials said.

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The bicyclist, an unidentified male, was pronounced dead at the scene.

FHP said this crash remains under investigation.


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