RIVERVIEW, FL -- An elderly man was killed early Friday morning while riding his bicycle along Highway 301.
The Florida Highway Patrol was called out to the scene in the southbound lanes of Highway 301 near Gibsonton Road about 2:30 a.m.
Investigators say 74-year-old Herbert Silvey was riding south when he was hit from behind by an unknown car.
Silver was thrown off his bicycle and run over by the car, which left the scene, troopers said. His body was found a distance away from the bicycle in the road.
Investigators have not released a description on the vehicle but said silver-metallic plastic fragments, that may have been from the car, were found at the scene.
If you have any information about the driver you are urged to call Corporal Robert Hinton of the Florida Highway Patrol at 813-631-4020..
