JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A bicyclist is dead following a Wednesday morning fatal crash on Emerson Street in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
JSO's Sergeant Hungerford says at approximately 9 a.m., a four-door sedan was traveling eastbound at around the 4100 block of Emerson Street, while a bicyclist who was later identified as Vincent Michael Lynch, was traveling on the sidewalk along the southbound direction of the street.
Hungerford says Lynch left the sidewalk and entered the northbound lanes of travel, as they were trying to cross the street. Police say an unidentified woman who was the driver of the sedan, struck Lynch. He fell to the ground and was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The woman was not injured during the incident.
Hungerford says there are no indications that the driver was impaired and will be evaluating the speed in which the driver was traveling at.
JSO says Wednesday's incident marks the 100th traffic homicide this year in Duval County.
The city recently launched an interactive map that helps bicyclists and pedestrians to identify and select the quickest and easiest path to get to their destination.