Richard Waite ID’d as Homeless Man Killed in Port Arthur Bicycle Crash on Memorial Boulevard

Port Arthur, Texas (January 1, 2017) – The Homeless man who was killed in a fatal hit-and-run bicycle accident last month in Port Arthur has been identified as Richard Waite,76.
According to the Port Arthur Police Department, the crash was reported at about 6:58 p.m. December 20 in the 2300 block of Memorial Boulevard.
Police said Waite was riding across Memorial Boulevard when he was hit by a northbound vehicle. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene after the crash.
Waite was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Port Arthur Police Department is investigating the incident.