MELBOURNE, Fla. – A bicyclist who was struck on U.S. 1 in Melbourne near University Boulevard Friday morning was pronounced dead at a local hospital by afternoon, according to police reports.
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The bicycle wreck slowed traffic just before 8 a.m., when the medical personnel administered life-saving treatment to 60-year-old Willie Gainer, of Melbourne, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Gainer was transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries.
A 35-year-old Malabar woman has been identified as the driver in the wreck.
Melbourne Police Department's traffic homicide unit is investigating the crash.
No further information was released Friday.