(Porter County, IN) - A 16 year old boy on a bicycle was struck and killed by a motor vehicle in Porter County last evening.

 

Mitchell Sterling of Valparaiso was transported to a local hospital but later died.

 

According to Porter County Police, it was about 6:30 p.m. when the boy and driver of a sport utility vehicle were both traveling northbound on 500 West.

 

Police said that stretch of road north of Indiana 2 is not well-lit.

 

The driver reported not seeing the bicyclist in the road when they collided and found the victim on the pavement after immediately turning around, police said.

 

The department’s crash reconstruction team is still investigating, police said.