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Family seeks answers after roadside memorial for slain teen vandalized in St. Cloud

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Friday, June 19, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Family seeks answers after roadside memorial for slain teen vandalized in St. Cloud — FOX 35 Orlando, Winter Park Schools news
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A St. Cloud family is searching for answers after a roadside memorial honoring a teenager killed in a bicycle crash was vandalized, prompting a police investigation.The memorial was dedicated to Joshua Lyonnais, who was 16 when he was struck and killed while riding his bicycle across U.S. 192 in St. Cloud in 2018.Family members discovered the memorial damaged Wednesday night.Surveillance video captures destruction, family saysAccording to Joshua's family, surveillance footage from a nearby business appears to show a person pulling down parts of the memorial before driving a vehicle into it."The sign right here, and he grabbed a hold of it and just yanked it to the ground. And it's clearly it was bolted in," she said. "And then he gets in the car, and he drives up on the sidewalk here, and then, he crashes right into it," Frotten said.CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APPThe memorial previously included photographs of Joshua, a white bicycle and other tributes marking the location where h

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