9-year-old boy biking to school dies after being hit by a truck

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Site of the fatal crash involving the 9-year-old victim. (Credit: Google Maps)
Site of the fatal crash involving the 9-year-old victim. (Credit: Google Maps)

A 9-year-old Sarasota boy biking to school dies after a truck hits him Monday morning.

The driver, Charity Lamb, 25, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Nodosa Dr. approaching a stop sign at Webber St., according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. Roman Miller, 9, was biking westbound on the south sidewalk of Webber St. approaching Nodosa Dr.

Miller entered the crosswalk. The Chevrolet passed a stop sign and struck the child. Miller was transported from the scene by Emergency Medical Services and pronounced dead at Doctors Hospital.

An investigation is ongoing.

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