Port St. Lucie - Monday October 3, 2022: A 17-year-old bicyclist died Saturday after being struck by a vehicle early Friday morning.
Port St. Lucie Police responded to the accident at 5:51 am at the intersection of SE Triumph Rd and SE Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
Police say the preliminary investigation found that the 17-year-old bicyclist was traveling westbound on SE Triumph Rd and was struck in the intersection by a Ford Bronco traveling north on SE Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
The 17-year-old bicyclist was transported to the hospital and in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning.
The 59-year-old driver of the Ford Bronco was driving to work and was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation at this time by Traffic Homicide Investigators.