GULFPORT, Fla. - Family and friends of a 38-year-old mother are grieving her death, as the man deputies say hit her with his car is being held in jail under no bond.

Pinellas County deputies say Rigby was driving a 2021 Nissan Altima on 49th Street South in Gulfport approaching 10th Avenue South at a high rate of speed Saturday around 10:08 p.m. 38-year-old Kjersten Strang was riding her E-bike in the curb lane at the same time, traveling south on 49th Street.

Investigators say Rigby hit Strang, and she was thrown from the bike and landed on Rigby’s windshield. Deputies say Rigby continued driving for about eight blocks before Strang fell off the car.

They say he left the scene without calling 911 or waiting for first responders.

St. Petersburg Police officers found Rigby a short tim

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