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Bicyclist dies after being struck on Florida Boulevard Tuesday night

6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago Wednesday, November 08 2017 Nov 8, 2017 November 08, 2017 1:17 PM November 08, 2017 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Authorities say a bicyclist has died after being struck by a vehicle on Florida Boulevard Tuesday evening. 

The incident was reported Tuesday around 6:20 p.m. on Florida near Ponderosa. Police say that both the cyclist and the 71-year-old driver of the Chevrolet Traverse were traveling eastbound when the bicyclist was struck by the Chevrolet.

The bicyclist was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. 

On Wednesday, police reported that 54-year-old Steven Walter Neal succumbed to his injuries.

The crash is still under investigation.

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