Crime & Safety
Lockport Bicyclist Killed In Florida Hit And Run
Jacob Weinert was riding his bike at 4:39 a.m. Tuesday in the marked bike lane on US 301 in Florida when he was struck by a pickup truck.
LOCKPORT, IL — A 28-year-old Lockport man has been killed after a hit and run in Florida. Jacob Weinert was riding his bike at 4:39 a.m. Tuesday in the marked bike lane on southbound US 301 in Thonotosassa, Florida, when he was struck by a pickup truck.
Weinert was transported to a local hospital, where he died.
The pick-up truck fled the scene after the hit and run, but was described as a two-door white pickup truck. The Florida Highway Patrol is now asking for help to locate the driver.
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