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Woman on bike dies after being hit by vehicle on the Westside

FHP said it is responding to a fatal accident on 103rd Street at Old Middleburg Road S. It was reported after 7 a.m.

A bicyclist died Wednesday morning after she was struck by a vehicle on the Westside, according to Sgt. Dylan Bryan with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

FHP said the accident happened on 103rd Street at Old Middleburg Road S. It was reported after 7 a.m.

Bryan said the bicyclist, identified as 37-year-old JoeAnne Lee Lawrence, was trying to cross west to eastbound when she was struck by the vehicle. She was taken to Orange Park Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Bryan said the woman's daughter and friend were with her, but went ahead to go to the store. When the returned, they found her mom had been hit.

The driver of the vehicle is cooperating with authorities.

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