The driver who hit him remained on the scene, investigators said.
A bicyclist died Wednesday night after he was struck by a car while attempting to cross a highway in Flemington, police said.
Officers were called to area of New York Avenue and Route 31 at 6:34 p.m. and found that a man lying on the northbound side of the highway, according to a statement from the. The man, identified Thursday as 50-year-old Flemington resident Felix Santiago Reyes-Olea, was unconscious and had a very weak pulse.
While paramedics and officers provided medical aid to Reyes-Olea, other officers spoke with the driver of the car that struck him, who remained on scene, the department said. Reyes-Olea was rushed to Robert Woods Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he died from his injures, authorities said.
An investigation revealed that Reyes-Olea was riding his bike east on New York Avenue, crossed the southbound lane of Route 31, and attempted to cross the northbound lane of the highway when he was struck by a Ford Taurus which was traveling north, police said.Thank you for relying on us to provide the local news you can trust. Please consider supporting
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