Coroner identifies SC bicyclist who was fatally hit by car
A man is dead after being hit by a car while biking in Sumter on Friday evening, according to authorities.
The Sumter County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 74-year-old Ricky James Saucier of Sumter.
Saucier was riding his bicycle on U.S. 378, also called Broad Street. At about 6:30 p.m., the driver hit him on the 2500 block of Broad Street near a car dealership, the office said in a release.
Paramedics pronounced Saucier dead on the scene.
The Sumter Police Department and the coroner’s office are investigating.
No charges have been announced.
David Travis Bland
The State