A VENICE GIRL WHO WAS STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE RIDING HER BICYCLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON HAS DIED. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 14 YEAR OLD LEESA FALLS SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES AT ALL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN ST. PETERSBURG EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FALLS WAS RIDING HER BICYCLE ON US 41 BYPASS JUST AFTER 5PM TUESDAY WHEN SHE PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT BY A CAR DRIVEN BY 32 YEAR OLD TOBY ANGELO OF ENGLEWOOD. TROOPERS SAY ANGELO HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND HIS VISION WAS BLOCKED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, PREVENTING HIM FROM SEEING FALLS BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE ACCIDENT.
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