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Woman on bike hit, killed crossing U.S. 1 in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Mims woman riding a bicycle across U.S. 1 in Brevard County died after she was hit by a car on Thursday evening.

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Troopers said the 37-year-old Mims woman was crossing U.S. 1 north of Glenn Road around 7 p.m. when she traveled in the direct path of a Ford Escape.

Troopers said the woman died at a nearby hospital.

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The driver and passenger inside the Escape were not injured and remained on scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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