Bicyclist Killed During 'Share Road' Ride
FHP: 65-Year-Old Arizona Man Struck By Drifting Pickup Truck
POSTED: Thursday, March 31, 2011
UPDATED: 12:06 pm EDT March 31, 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
how ironic........
how ironic........this is really something to think about................
NEWBERRY, Fla. -- A 65-year-old bicyclist was killed in a crash in Newberry on Wednesday afternoon during a sponsored bike ride.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck driven by 23-year-old Brian Bunting, of Newberry, was traveling eastbound on State Road 26 just east of Northwest 298th Street about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday when he got distracted.Troopers said Robert King, of Prescott, Ariz., was riding his bike eastbound on the south paved apron of the road when the pickup truck drifted into his lane and struck him, throwing King from the bike.King was taken to Shands Medical Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead.Troopers said King was participating in a Bike Florida and Share the Road Campaign sponsored ride that left from High Springs, traveled through Trenton and was ending in Newberry. King was wearing a helmet.Charges are pending against Bunting.
NEWBERRY, Fla. -- A 65-year-old bicyclist was killed in a crash in Newberry on Wednesday afternoon during a sponsored bike ride.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck driven by 23-year-old Brian Bunting, of Newberry, was traveling eastbound on State Road 26 just east of Northwest 298th Street about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday when he got distracted.Troopers said Robert King, of Prescott, Ariz., was riding his bike eastbound on the south paved apron of the road when the pickup truck drifted into his lane and struck him, throwing King from the bike.King was taken to Shands Medical Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead.Troopers said King was participating in a Bike Florida and Share the Road Campaign sponsored ride that left from High Springs, traveled through Trenton and was ending in Newberry. King was wearing a helmet.Charges are pending against Bunting.
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