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A North Port man has been killed in a fatal hit-and-run after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Naples.
A 41-year-old man was attempting to cross US 41 at 8:58 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, on his bike when an SUV traveling south on US 41 and Guilford Road in Naples collided with the bicyclist, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, 42-year-old Jelekzey Gamboa Thiele of Naples, did not sustain any injuries and fled, troopers said.
After a short search, troopers located the hit-and-run vehicle, a silver 2017 Infiniti, at an apartment complex approximately 3.6 miles from the crash scene.
A 42-year-old Naples man was arrested, accused of striking a 41-year-old North Port bicyclist, killing him and fleeing the scene.
Troopers observed significant damage to the front and windshield of the SUV, impounding it as evidence.
Thiele was arrested and faces a charge for leaving the scene of a crash involving death, troopers said.
Thiele remains in custody at the Collier County Jail and was scheduled for a first appearance hearing on Sept. 15.
As of September 4, there have been 3,907 crashes in Collier County, 127 of which involved pedestrians. Of the crashes involving pedestrians, four have been fatal, according to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Crash Dashboard.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Naples crash leaves bicyclist dead, hit and run driver arrested
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