PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A woman is dead after the electric bike she was riding was hit by a vehicle Saturday in Putnam County. The wreck occurred at 4:18 p.m. on N County Road 315 about 1 mile south of SR 100, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The woman was traveling south on North CR 315 on a Schwinn electric bicycle, the news release states. An SUV traveling behind her struck the bicyclist from the rear. She was pronounced dead at the scene, the news release states.
The names of the driver and the bicyclist were not released. The news release did not state what caused the driver the strike the bicyclist.