A 56-year-old bicyclist who was crossing Colonial Drive was killed after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
The hit-and-run took place near the intersection of Colonial Drive and 3rd Street on Saturday, October 21, at around 7:52 a.m.
According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the man, who was from Bithlo, was crossing Colonial Drive in a southerly direction. The report notes that the man was not crossing within a crosswalk, and that he was not wearing a helmet.
While he was crossing, the bicyclist was struck by a vehicle that was traveling eastbound on Colonial Drive, in the outside lane, just east of 3rd Street.
The vehicle, which police believe was possibly a Ford sport utility vehicle, fled the scene. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating the hit-and-run vehicular homicide and is asking anyone with information to contact FHP at 407-737-2213, or the Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
The incident is one of several fatal pedestrian accidents on Colonial Drive that have happened this year.
In September, a 31-year-old woman was struck and killed by an SUV on Colonial Drive, just a few blocks away from this past weekend’s hit-and-run.
In June, a multi-vehicle accident on Colonial Drive left a pedestrian and a teenager seriously injured.
In April, a 52-year-old man was killed while he was attempting to cross Colonial Drive in east Orlando.
In March, a 60-year-old Orlando man was killed while he was walking across Colonial Drive near Sandy Lane. That same month, a 51-year-old Orlando man was killed while attempting to cross Colonial Drive near County Road 13. Just one week before that incident, a 29-year-old mother was killed and her 2-year-old boy was critically injured after both were hit while crossing Colonial Drive.