Update: The Martin County Sheriff’s Office located a vehicle that highway troopers believe was involved in a hit-and-run crash Monday that killed a Vero bicyclist, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The black vehicle, a 2007 four-door Pontiac, was found Tuesday. FHP has the vehicle in its possession and is still investigating the crash, said spokesman Alvaro Feola.
Details on if the driver was found with the vehicle were not available.
No further information was available.
Earlier story
A 67-year-old bicyclist who died in a hit-and-run crash Monday in Martin County was identified as Steven C. Nichols, of Vero Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash comes just four days after another bicyclist was struck and killed at the base of the Merrill Barber Bridge in Indian River County.
Troopers said an unknown vehicle was traveling northbound about 8 p.m. Monday on Northwest Green River Parkway, just south of Jensen Beach Boulevard. Nichols was traveling northbound on a bicycle in the inside lane on the shoulder.
The unknown vehicle struck Nichols and left the area. Nichols was pronounced dead at the scene, said FHP spokesman Alvaro Feola.
Nichols was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and was not under the influence of alcohol, according to an FHP report.
Troopers are investigating the crash and still gathering information on the unknown vehicle.
This story will be updated.
