Published: September 4, 2018

A FLORENCE MAN HAS DIED AFTER BEING HIT EARLY MONDAY MORNING WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE. MEDIA SOURCES REPORT, 71 YEAR OLD, BRAMLETT OSTEEN THE THIRD, WAS RIDING HIS BIKE ON WILSON DAM ROAD, NORTH OF AVALON AVENUE, AROUND 3:20 A.M WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A MUSCLE SHOALS POLICE PATROL VEHICLE. OSTEEN WAS TRANSPORTED TO HELEN KELLER HOSPITAL AND LATER FLOWN TO HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY'S QUAD-CITIES STATE TROOPERS POST.