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'Come forward': Mother of boy fatally struck by tractor-trailer seeks help identifying driver

ORLANDO, Fla. — The mother of a 10-year-old Orange County boy who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer while riding his bicycle home from school Wednesday spoke about her loss Tuesday afternoon.

Kevin Pope's mother,  Adrienne Edmonson, spoke during a news conference in Orlando.

Edmonson pleaded for assistance in identifying the driver of the tractor-trailer.

"It may have been an accident. You may not know. That's OK," she said. "Just come forward so I can have closure."

Kevin's relatives said troopers are trying to identify the trucking company, the tractor-trailer and the driver involved in the incident.

Watch the news conference below:

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