INDIAN RIVER COUNTY −A 14-year-old was hit by a pickup truck while riding his bike to school early Wednesday in the Vero Lake Estates area, said highway and fire officials.
He was taken by ambulance to Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Indian River County Fire Rescue officials said.
A helicopter was requested to fly him to the hospital, but Assistant Fire Chief Richard Marini said it was denied because of weather conditions at the time in Brevard County.
Marini said the boy was conscious when he was taken to the hospital.
His condition was listed as stable by state troopers who investigated the crash, said Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Indiana Miranda.
Reported just before 7 a.m., Miranda said the crash involved the bicyclist and a green 2011 Dodge Ram driven by a 52-year-old Vero Beach man in the 8600 block of 91st Avenue, near 86th Place.
The agency’s investigation continued Wednesday, and Miranda said until it was complete, she was unable to say if any potential charges would be filed in the case.
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Source: TCPalm
