CLEARWATER, Fla. – A 16-year-old bicyclist has died from injuries sustained in a crash with a vehicle in Clearwater on Friday morning. The Clearwater Police Department is continuing to investigate the incident, which occurred at the intersection of Keene Road and Cleveland Street around 6:38 a.m.
The bicyclist, a student at Clearwater High School, was transported to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital with critical injuries. Sadly, he passed away at the hospital earlier today.
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Preliminary investigations indicate that the bicyclist was riding east across Keene Road in the crosswalk but against a red light. The vehicle that struck him was traveling southbound on Keene Road with a green light.
The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
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