From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
ANNISTON — A vehicle struck and killed a man riding a bicycle on Alabama Highway 202 three miles west of Anniston Sunday morning, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
John Morris Thompson of Anniston, 58, was struck from behind by a vehicle and thrown from the bicycle into the westbound lanes of Highway 202 at 12:35 a.m. this morning.
Thompson was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and vehicle that struck Thompson left the scene prior to the arrival of state troopers and without reporting the crash.
Nothing further is available at this time as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.