A fatal accident occurred early this morning in Jacksonville when a bicyclist was struck and killed by a car on Pecan Park Road; the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident, noting that officers responded to the scene at around 6:37 a.m.

The victim, a man in his mid-30s, was riding his bicycle eastbound when he was hit by a Toyota sedan driven by a woman in her early-50s, the sheriff's office said, she was cooperating with law enforcement and showed no indications of impairment at the time of the crash, per the accounts from First Coast News and confirmed by a News4Jax report.

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and he had a front-facing headlight and, police believe, a rear-facing light potentially signaling an effort to be visible on the road during the early hours; the details on the scene were shared by WOKV.

This incident marks the 148th traffic fatality in Duval County this year and the ninth that involves a bicyclist, JSO Sergeant Robert Hungerford told reporters this grim statistic which reflects the escalating trajectory of traffic-related fatalities.