Fort Myers crash kills 14-year-old bicyclist

UPDATE 5:50 p.m:A 14-year-old boy died after being struck by a truck while crossing Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers, according to witnesses and police."There's a lot of bikers. And so basically, there's bikers, walkers and people that they want to get by crossing the street," said Fernando Francisco, who waits for work at a nearby plaza daily.Watch Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price explain concerns from people in the area:Francisco's friend, Felipe Lux, witnessed the accident. Through Francisco's translation, Lux described what he saw."The driver he was, he was speeding, and so he didn't, he didn't see the kid. And so once he hit the kid, he hit him right in the head," Francisco said.Fort Myers Police provided additional details, stating that the boy crossed Palm Beach Boulevard from a plaza toward a Shell gas station without using the crosswalk. Police also noted the boy wasn't wearing a helmet.Francisco says drivers frequently speed along this stretch of road, and he believes more traffic control measures are needed."Six in the morning is the rush hour time. And so what they need, kind of fix is the speed limit, lower down the speed limit," Francisco said.Both men indicated that accidents on this road are not uncommon."There's a lot of people just buying breakfast, lunch, and so they're just crossing by over here. There was a like, couple weeks ago, oh, a year ago. Yeah, there it was at night time. And so they hit somebody at night over here," Francisco said.Francisco also expressed concern about onlookers taking photos at the accident scene and offered his condolences to the family."I know it's for privacy for the family members. They don't want them to take pictures of his, their son's body," Francisco said.UPDATE 9 a.m.:Police said the driver was in a flat-bed truck, and stayed on scene to be cooperative with officers.UPDATE 8:30 a.m.:Police confirmed to Fox 4 the victim is a 14-year-old boy, who was not wearing a helmet at the time. ORIGINAL REPORTING 7 a.m:Fort Myers Police are investigating after a driver crashed into a bicyclist Thursday morning. The department confirms it happened on Palm Beach Boulveard westbound between Van Buren Street and Marsh Avenue around 7 a.m.Sadly, the person on a bike died from their injuries in the crash. Traffic in the area may be delayed for a while.