25-year-old Rikki Brianna Grace of Palm Bay, died from her injuries at Holmes Regional Medical Center after her and a friend were struck by a truck while walking on the sidewalk near Chart House restaurant in Melbourne last night.
According to police, 29-year-old Robert Mitchell Lueck of Satellite Beach in a Ford Pickup truck was traveling northbound on Front Street. The pedestrians were walking on the sidewalk along the east side of the roadway. The driver lost control and left the roadway, crossing onto the sidewalk, and hitting the pedestrians.
When police arrived, they found 2 pedestrians suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Rikki was a 3rd-grade teacher at Imagine Schools of West Melbourne.