Cyclist Killed While Riding Shaker Boulevard

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — A cyclist was killed while riding down Shaker Boulevard on Thursday morning.

At 4:27 a.m, callers reported that a car had hit a bicyclist on Shaker, near South Park Boulevard. When officers and EMS arrived, they found a hurt 65-year-old man. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, Shaker Heights police said.

The cyclist was identified Friday morning as Floyd Patterson, a 65-year-old Shaker Heights resident, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office announced.

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The investigation into what happened shut down part of Shaker Boulevard through early Thursday, police said.

Police did not respond to questions about the driver involved in the incident.