POMPANO BEACH, Fla. ā A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy driving an SUV struck and killed a bicyclistĀ Tuesday in Pompano Beach.
Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswomanĀ Veda Coleman-Wright said the deputy was responding to an alarm call when the crash occurred around 3 p.m. at NorthĀ Dixie Highway and Northwest 15th Place.
Coleman-Wright said that investigators doĀ not believe that speed was a factor in crash. The deputyĀ did not appear toĀ have his lights and siren on before the crash, she said.
The man riding the bicycleĀ was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Based on some of the information that the witnesses said, he may have fallen down before he was even struck," Coleman-Wright said.
She said the Broward Sheriff's OfficeĀ would release the names of the victim and the deputy involved in the crash on Wednesday.
DeputiesĀ closed a portion of North Dixie Highway, which causedĀ traffic delays Tuesday evening in the Pompano Beach area.