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News: Woman critically injured after bicycle struck by car in Zephyrhills

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL – A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle on SR-54 on Friday. An 85-year-old Zephyrhills man was traveling in a sedan eastbound on SR-54 eat of Bough Road reports the Suncoast News. Meanwhile, two bicyclists in the eastbound bike lane were traveling in…

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10-Year-Old Struck and Killed by Car While Riding Bicycle Near Kissimmee | Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Whittel & Melton

A 10-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed while riding her bike Wednesday night across U.S. 192 near Kissimmee, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Reports show that the crash happened around 9:15 p.m. when several children crossed the highway, failing to use an intersection or a crosswalk.…

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Kevin Clark, Drummer from ‘School of Rock’ Hit and Killed by Driver While Riding Bicycle | Florida Wrongful Death Attorneys Whittel & Melton

Kevin Clark, now 32, who played the drummer in the popular Jack Black film “School of Rock” almost 20 years ago was struck and killed while riding his bicycle at a dangerous intersection on Wednesday, May 26.  He was struck by a driver operating a Hyundai Sonata at about 1:20…

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Five Bicyclists Killed By Truck Driver Prompts Legislative Change | Florida Bicycle Accident Attorneys Whittel & Melton

Last month five bikers participating in an annual 130-mile ride were killed by a box truck driver on a rural highway in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The driver struck a total of 14 cyclists after he claimed to have fallen asleep at the wheel, even though the cyclists were escorted by…

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Woman Driving Without Valid License Kills Student Biking to School

A woman who was driving without a valid license is accused of fatally hitting a 13-year-old girl Wednesday morning as the teen was riding her bike to school. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 25-year-old woman from Argentina who had been staying in the Kissimmee area. According to deputies,…

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Volusia County Sheriff Recovering in Hospital After Being Hit By Truck

The Volusia County Sheriff was injured in a crash while riding a bicycle Friday morning. Authorities said his bike was hit by a pickup truck in the 4900 block of South Peninsula Drive. It happened just before 9 a.m. The driver of the truck, who remained at the scene, was…

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Public Investment Pays Off in Pedestrian, Bicyclist Safety, Florida Still On Top List for Most Dangerous Region

A new study of pedestrian and bicycle travel suggests investment in infrastructure and policies to encourage walking and biking is correlated with lower rates of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths. The work by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Madison also identifies the safest and most dangerous…

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Florida’s Bicycle Death Rate Highest in Nation

A new report on bicyclist deaths by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that Florida has the highest rate of bicycling deaths of any state in the nation — 0.57 per 100,000 people, more than double the nationwide rate of 0.23 per 100,000. While other states have found…

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