WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida teenager has died more than a week after he was hit by a car while riding in a shopping cart that was being pulled by a bicycle, sheriff's officials said.The crash occurred June 30 a few blocks from Shamal Alezie's home in West Palm Beach.
He died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.Alezie, 17, was riding in a cart attached by a plastic grocery bag to a bicycle pedaled by a 16-year-old boy, the Palm Beach Post reported.Alvardo Nathan Bauld, 28, hit the bike and cart as it crossed the road, a sheriff's report said.
The impact separated the cart from the bike and sent Alezie onto the vehicle's hood and windshield.Neither Bauld nor the teen on the bike were injured,.