The Brief
- A bicyclist died Saturday night after being hit by a Lexus sedan near Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
- Investigators said the rider had no lights or helmet and was wearing dark shorts without a shirt while riding in the roadway.
- Frontage Road remained closed in both directions for roughly three hours while deputies investigated the deadly crash.
LAKELAND, Fla. – A bicyclist was killed after being hit by a car Saturday night near Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Lakeland area deadly crash
What we know:
PCSO investigators responded to the deadly crash around 11 p.m. on Frontage Road at Winston Creek Parkway.
According to investigators, a 43-year-old Plant City man was driving a Lexus sedan eastbound on Frontage Road when he hit an older man riding a blue beach cruiser-style bicycle.…