Driver fatally strikes boy near Glenbrook Estates

PALM HARBOR, FL – A driver fatally collided with an 11-year-old boy riding a bicycle on US 19 NB near Grand Cypress Blvd and US 19 Sunday, according to WFLA.

The 21-year-old driver of a pickup truck hauling a boat trailer was on northbound US 19 when they swerved onto the shoulder of the road to avoid colliding with another vehicle and hit the victim around 5:30 p.m.

Rescue crews transported the victim to an area hospital, where he died.

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