TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The Titusville Police Department said a man has died after he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle.
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Officers said they responded to a crash around 9 p.m. on Sunday.
The crash happened along Foley Road located between Cheney Highway and State Road 405.
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Investigators said Michael Wayne Gragg, 41, of Titusville, was driving a 2017 Chevy Silverado truck westbound on Foley Road, swerved from the roadway and hit a bicyclist.
Police said Gene Ryan Collins, 66, of Mims, was traveling westbound, just north of the entrance lane of a local business.
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TPD said Collins was taken to a local hospital and died from his injuries.
Officers said Gragg initially left the crash scene but returned a few minutes later.
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Police said a field sobriety test was conducted, and Gragg was arrested on a felony charge of DUI Manslaughter.
Gragg is being held in the Brevard County Jail without bail.
TPD said the traffic crash remains under investigation.
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