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11-year-old Bicyclist Dies

By Chris Taylor

Hopkinsville, KY – An 11-year-old Hopkinsville boy hit by a car while on his bicycle earlier this week died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Calvonte Wilder suffered severe head and internal injuries after rolling past a stop sign through an intersection. Police tell the Kentucky New Era Wilder was not wearing a helmet when he was hit by 40-year-old Alvin Byers. Funeral arrangements are being organized by Gamble Funeral Home. Wilder was a North Drive Middle School student and district school spokeswoman Regan Huneycutt says the school will provide grief counselors to his fellow students on Monday.