UPDATE: Bicyclist struck and killed by SUV in northeast Wisconsin is ID'd
Published: Feb. 27, 2016 at 9:22 PM CST
TOWN OF LITTLE RIVER, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a crash that killed a bicyclist in northeast Wisconsin.
The Oconto County Sheriff's Office says a sport utility vehicle struck a man, identified as Thomas Bickel, 59, of Oconto, while riding his bicycle on County Hwy. A, one mile east of Little River Rd. in the Township of Little River early Friday.
The sheriff's office says Bickel was pronounced dead at the scene.
WBAY-TV reports investigators say the driver of the SUV is a 39-year-old man, from Lena.
Authorities say both the bicycle and the SUV were westbound at the time of the crash.
