Category Archives: Bicycle Accident
Speeding Driver Kills Bicyclist In Tampa
A motorist “failed to observe” a southbound bicyclist as he was travelling “at a high rate of speed,” according to investigators. Investigators offered few other details. Apparently, the motorist clipped the bicycle rider and then spun into a tree. The bicyclist died at the scene. The driver was injured but doctors expect him to… Read More »
Motorist Runs Over 13-Year-Old Bicyclist
No charges are pending after a teenager crossed the center line on his bike, and an on-rushing car smacked into him. The wreck happened on Tiger Road in Poinciana. When investigators arrived at the boy’s house, they discovered that, a few weeks earlier, he was a participant in the annual Fishing with Judd event…. Read More »
Deadly Bicycle Wreck In Largo
Investigators are looking for clues after a motorist struck and killed a bicycle rider shortly after sundown. The accident occurred in a poorly-lit area of Largo. According to police, a motorist struck a rider who was on an unlit bicycle. The rider died at the scene. Although the Largo Police Department is treating the… Read More »
Number Of Fatal Car Crashes On The Rise
A dramatic increase in bicycle and pedestrian accidents has fueled one of the largest increases of fatal vehicle collisions on record. With coronavirus lockdowns over, people are getting out and going back to work again, noted advocacy group Forward Pinellas. In Hillsborough County, there have been 122 traffic fatalities in the first half of… Read More »
Cyclists Killed In DUI Crash
A couple thought that a grassy median separating a bike trail from a busy two-lane road kept them safe. They were tragically wrong. The 58-year-old man and 50-year-old woman logged about 100 miles per week on their tandem bicycle. The Pinellas Trail, which runs parallel to Keystone Road, was one of their favorite routes…. Read More »
Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist
Police have few clues about a hit-and-run driver who rear-ended a bicyclist in Pinellas Park and immediately fled the scene. Investigators state that a 34-year-old man was riding south on 66th Street when a vehicle rear-ended him. Emergency responders rushed the bicyclist to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Officials are looking for a… Read More »