Danny Federico
reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com
A 46-year-old bicyclist from Live Oak was fatally injured in a collision with a pickup truck early Thursday morning, Jan. 16. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the accident took place at approximately 2:33 a.m. on US Highway 90 near Woods Avenue. A pickup truck driven by a 58-year-old Live Oak man was traveling westbound on the highway when the bicyclist, who was also traveling westbound in the bicycle lane, abruptly turned left into the truck’s travel lane. As a result, the front of the pickup truck struck the bicyclist, who was transported to HCA Florida Suwannee Emergency. He was later pronounced deceased.