A GoFundMe has been started to support the funeral expenses of a Bradenton man who died while riding his bike last month.
Patrick Franklin Sr., 67, was cycling on El Conquistador Parkway in Bradenton when he was struck by a flatbed truck towing a trailer on Jan. 22. He died in the collision, and his family has started a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for funeral and memorial expenses.
Franklin, who was part of the Village Idiots Cycling Club, was passionate about biking and had done the same 10-mile route stretching down El Conquistador Parkway nearly every day, according to his daughter, Heather Franklin…