11-06-2025
Summerdale bicyclist dies days after expressing concern over traffic safety
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Summerdale bicyclist has died after he was hit by a truck Friday night in Baldwin County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
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An ALEA news release said 51-year-old Leslie Lovell Perdue was riding his bike on Baldwin County 28 when the truck hit him.
Just two days before, Perdue spoke with about his concerns over traffic at the intersection of County Road 65 and Airport Road in Foley — roughly 3 miles from where he was killed.
Family members said he will be remembered as a 'big-hearted person who would give you the shirt off his back.'
They tell us that he leaves behind a son.
'We're gonna miss him,' they said in a statement.
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ALEA officials said they are continuing to investigate the crash.
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