The Melbourne Police Department is seeking information about a hit-and-run crash that killed a 70-year-old bicyclist on Wednesday morning.
According to a news release, police responded to the crash at the intersection of Eau Gallie Boulevard and Highland Avenue around 5:33 a.m.
Police said they found the injured cyclist, but the vehicle involved in the crash was not at the scene.
The cyclist, later identified as 70-year-old James Griffin from Melbourne, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
According to the release, the bicyclist was traveling west on Eau Gallie Boulevard in a designated bicycle lane when a light-colored car turned west on Eau Gallie Boulevard from the intersection of Pineapple Avenue.
Police said witnesses reported the vehicle was driving erratically, swerving and squealing tires before striking the bicyclist and continuing west on Eau Gallie Boulevard without stopping.
According to the release, the suspect’s vehicle is only described as a light-colored car.
Anyone who may have witnessed the car traveling erratically is encouraged to contact the Traffic Enforcement Unit’s Investigator Officer Whiteside at 321-616-6087.
Anyone who prefers to provide information anonymously can do so by calling Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477) or by going www.crimeline.org.
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Source: Clickorlando
