UPDATE 7:30 AM
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that a man from Naples, driving an SUV, hit a 41-year-old man from North Port who was on a bike.
They believe the bicyclist was trying to cross the travel lanes of US-41, from west to east, in front of the approaching SUV near Guilford Road just before 9 p.m. However, the SUV driver hit him, and he died on scene.
After the fatal crash, troopers said the SUV driver fled the crash scene. But, his damaged SUV was found a short time later at a nearby apartment complex. The driver, Jelekzey Gamboa Thiele, 42, was arrested for leaving the scene involving death and booked into the Collier County Jail.
UPDATE 4:30 AM:
Florida Highway Patrol said this was a fatal hit-and-run involving a vehicle and bicyclist. They will share more details later this morning.
ORIGINAL 3:30AM:
At least one person was killed in a crash Sunday night, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office.
They said the fatal incident happened at the intersection of Tamiami Trail East and Guilford Road. The sheriff's office confirmed the crash involved either a pedestrian or cyclist. You can see a damaged bike on the road in this footage from the scene last night around 9PM, taken by UC Breaking.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. No additional details about the victim or circumstances of the crash were immediately available.
