A 64-year-old man died after he was hit by a 22-year-old early Thursday morning on Bay Pines Boulevard.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A man riding a bicycle was killed in a hit-and-run Thursday morning in St. Petersburg, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The 64-year-old was riding his bike with a small trailer attached at 2:45 a.m., going northbound on Bay Pines Boulevard, when he collided with a Kia Optima.
Troopers said Dominic Boeing, 22, was driving the Kia when the crash happened. He drove away after the crash and reported it from his home, according to FHP.
The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Boeing was later arrested for leaving the scene of a crash involving a death.
According to the Florida Department of Transportation’s traffic map, a crash involving a patrol car happened at the same location hours later, right before 7 a.m.
Drivers saw delays on the road during the morning commute, but the incident has since been cleared.