Deadly Bicycle Accidents Pedalcyclists are defined as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheel, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles, and unicycles powered solely by pedals. Overview In the latest year recorded there were 857 pedal cyclist deaths, representing 2.3 percent of all traffic fatalities during the year. Seventy-nine percent of pedalcyclists ... Read More »
A bicyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Tamarac, authorities said. Officials said the hit-and-run crash happened just before 7 a.m. in the area of West Commercial Boulevard and Banyan Lane. Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Claudine Caro, said deputies responded to the scene ... Read More »
A 30-year-old Punta Gorda man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car, officials said. According to troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol, a motorist heading west on Bermont Road near Bronco Road hit a bicyclist that was heading in the same direction just before 11 p.m. ... Read More »
A 56-year-old Boynton Beach man was arrested in Collier County after he struck a bicyclist and didn’t stop, troopers say. Florida Highway Patrol said Michael Moncada, 56, was heading west on Davis Boulevard, attempting to enter a plaza when his SUV collided with the 46-year-old male cyclist from Naples. The ... Read More »
A motorcyclist was transported to the hospital after slamming into the back of a Jeep. According to witnesses at the scene, two bikers were speeding and weaving in and out of traffic on Cape Coral Parkway before one of them hit the back of a Jeep. The biker that hit ... Read More »
Authorities are seeking information on the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene after hitting a bicyclist in Cape Coral. According to officers with the Cape Coral Police Department, the crash happened on Kismet Parkway near NE 17th Avenue. Emergency Services rushed the bicyclist to the hospital, but the ... Read More »
One person suffered serious injuries in an evening crash that occurred in the Arlington Area, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. Authorities said crews responded to the scene of the accident involving a vehicle and a bicycle. Officials with the JFRD said the crash happened on Galveston Avenue ... Read More »
A 15-year-old boy was killed Monday evening after being hit by a minivan in Pembroke Pines. Authorities said the accident happened as the teen was riding his bike along Pines Boulevard. The female driver was making a right-hand turn out of Westfork Plaza when she struck the teen. Police say ... Read More »
A 77-year-old Punta Gorda woman riding her bike was killed in Charlotte County on Wednesday morning. Officials said the accident happened near the intersection of Sweet Gum Drive and Balsam Boulevard at around 6:15 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was traveling south on Sweet Gum Drive, ... Read More »
An 11-year-old girl was transported to the hospital Thursday night after a driver hit her in Ave Maria in Collier County and left the scene. Authorities say she was riding her bike to school in the community when she was hit. Her mother, Brande Benavidez, is angry someone hit her ... Read More »
A Naples man suffered serious injuries after he was struck by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run crash in Bonita Springs Tuesday morning. Authorities say a 67-year-old man was riding his bike along Bonita Beach Road near Valley drive when he was hit. The driver then left the scene. Residents ... Read More »
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly crash involving a bicyclist Monday night on the Westside. JSO officers said they responded to the incident just after 10 p.m. at the 200 block of Halsema Road. Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department revealed to officers at the scene that a man was ... Read More »
A woman is in the hospital after a three-wheeled vehicle struck four bicyclists in the westbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway. Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash near Terminal Isle in Miami Beach just after 5:15 p.m., Monday. Investigators said the victims were ... Read More »
A bicyclist is battling for his life after an ex-adult film actress allegedly struck him in a hit-and-run on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami Beach. According to investigators, the victim was riding his bike on his way home from work Thursday evening when 31-year-old Katherine Colabella struck him going eastbound ... Read More »
Troopers say a driver struck a pair of bicyclists in Alva on Sunday morning, killing one before fleeing the scene. The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 8:30 a.m. on North River Road just west of Sands Drive. According to authorities, the bicyclists were traveling in a group ... Read More »
A 13-year-old was killed after a mini-bike crash on Monday morning in Lehigh Acres. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident happened at around 9 a.m. at 7th Street SW and Gordon Avenue. Troopers say the teen was riding the bike on the shoulder of Gordon Ave., when he ... Read More »
A 66-year-old man suffered serious injuries on Tuesday night after he was struck by a reckless hit-and-run driver. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said they responded to a crash at U.S. 41 and Elkcam Boulevard in Port Charlotte around 7:45 p.m. Authorities revealed that the 66-year-old Port Charlotte man ... Read More »
A bicyclist is in critical condition after he was struck by an 18-wheeler Monday afternoon on Highway 301 in Jacksonville. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 18-wheeler was heading south in the left lane of US 301 at the same time as a southbound bicyclist who was on the ... Read More »
One bicyclist is dead and two others are injured after they were struck by a vehicle Sunday morning on US 1 in St. Johns County. According to officials, the crash happened at about 2:34 a.m. at US 1 near I-95 in St. Augustine. The three bicyclists were competing in the ... Read More »
Cape Coral Police Department said a 73-year-old bicyclist suffered serious injuries in a morning crash in Cape Coral on Thursday morning. According to officials, the crash occurred just after 7 a.m. on Old Burnt Store Road N near Kismet Parkway. Juliet Kim, 71, who was not wearing a helmet, was ... Read More »
