Bicyclist dead after car drives into bike lane, hits bicyclist: FHP

The Brief

  • A man is dead after a driver drove in the bicycle lane, hitting a bicyclist.
  • The bicyclist, a 48-year-old Ruskin man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • It is unclear if the driver is facing any charges.

BRADENTON, Fla. One man is dead after a driver drove into a bike lane and struck a bicyclist.

What we know:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old Sarasota man was traveling on the outside of the westbound lane of 53rd Avenue West in Bradenton, approaching 66th Street West around 4:25 a.m. Saturday morning.

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