FL Bryan Wrigley, 23, killed riding bike, hit and run, County Route 214, 2011,*Fresh Incentive*

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'The time is right': A mother's newfound hope to solve hit-and-run cold case | firstcoastnews.com
''August 29, 2020
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A mother’s new found hope -- in a hit-and-run cold case out of St. John’s County.

A $10,000 reward is being offered to help identify the driver who investigators say left 23-year-old Bryan Wrigley for dead.

In 2011, he was riding his bicycle on County Route 214 when he was hit.

Debris left behind at the scene showed it was a 2001 or 2003 Blue Ford Ranger XLT pickup involved.


Almost a decade later, Bryan’s mother Mandy Wrigley feels that justice is right around the corner for her son.

“I just for some reason I think the time is right -- something told me that I needed to do this. It's the last act of love that I can do for my son," Wrigley said.

She has restored faith whoever hit and killed Bryan will be found, because of a confident witness and law enforcement's new technology.

Bryan’s mother said the hit-and-run witness recently came back in to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office to help create a new, more accurate composite sketch of the suspect.

“This man says he could spot this person again. He said he got that good a look at him," Wrigley explained.

That’s why she decided to take $5,000 out of her own pocket to double Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida’s reward for information.

“I really don't want that money back. I mean, I would love to give that money to someone," she said.''

 

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Mother still seeking answers 6 years after crash killed St. Augustine cyclist Bryan Wrigley
''Since the spring day in 2011 that a local cyclist and student was killed on a remote stretch of county road, fellow cyclists have gathered annually for the memorial Wrigley Ride in order to raise awareness of the crash and to honor the memory of 23-year-old Bryan Wrigley.

And that is just fine by his mother, who is still looking for answers in her son’s death.

“That’s a mother’s worst fear, when she has lost a child, is that her child is going to be forgotten,” Mandy Wrigley told The Record by phone on Thursday from her home in South Carolina.

Bryan Wrigley, a graduate student in physical therapy at the University of St. Augustine, was on a ride the afternoon of April 13, 2011, when, shortly after 3 p.m., a westbound vehicle on County Road 214 crossed the centerline and hit him head-on near Poa Boy Farms Road as he was riding back to town.

He was killed instantly.

The driver of the vehicle didn’t stop and has never come forward to claim responsibility.''

 

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''Evidence recovered from the scene indicates that the truck that hit Wrigley was a Blue Ford Ranger XLT pickup, 2001-2003 model.


A witness described the driver as a young man, between the ages of 17 and 22.

Crimestoppers previously offered a $5,000 reward for answers, but now so is Wrigley’s family.”We decided ‘hey let’s try to put $5000 with it,’ family money, and make it $10,000 and just try to encourage someone to come forward.” Mandy Wrigley, Bryan’s mother, said.

Anyone with information on the identity of the driver or the location of the pickup, please call Crime Stoppers at (888)277-TIPS (8477) or download the Crime Stoppers App (P3Tips) to text the information.''

 

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My goodness, the force of the impact must have been horrific to leave behind pieces of the truck and to have the bike wheel stuck to the truck.


"According to the Sheriff’s Office website, a witness in the area saw a vehicle similar to that description and said the driver appeared to be a white male with dark hair between the ages of 18 and 21. The witness said the driver was last seen turning south onto County Road 13 from 214 and still had a bike wheel stuck to the truck."

Mother still seeking answers 6 years after crash killed St. Augustine cyclist Bryan Wrigley

 

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No recent posts but nice to see they remember him.

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My goodness, the force of the impact must have been horrific to leave behind pieces of the truck and to have the bike wheel stuck to the truck.


"According to the Sheriff’s Office website, a witness in the area saw a vehicle similar to that description and said the driver appeared to be a white male with dark hair between the ages of 18 and 21. The witness said the driver was last seen turning south onto County Road 13 from 214 and still had a bike wheel stuck to the truck."

Mother still seeking answers 6 years after crash killed St. Augustine cyclist Bryan Wrigley

From the link:

"Bryan Wrigley, a graduate student in physical therapy at the University of St. Augustine, was on a ride the afternoon of April 13, 2011, when, shortly after 3 p.m., a westbound vehicle on County Road 214 crossed the centerline and hit him head-on near Poa Boy Farms Road as he was riding back to town."

I wonder if the driver was texting at the time? This happened in broad daylight.