Atypical Accidents in Brevard and Seminole Counties during May

A 1996 Ford pickup truck driver killed a 70-year-old bicyclist in
Brevard County on the 8th while on the 30th another driver in Seminole
County near Oviedo plowed into a power line – cutting off electricity
to thousands of residents.

On the 30th of May, an unidentified man driving a white Cadillac
surged his vehicle into a utility pole, disconnecting power from some
13,000 residents of Seminole County. The driver suddenly lost control
and slammed into the pole on Mitchell Hammock Road. The pole was left
standing, albeit a bit wobbly, but the impact severed several
high-tension power lines causing them to short out. The vehicle was
said by witnesses to fishtail from side to side, perhaps in the manner
of a small dog caught in a great shark's jaws. Said witness Tara
McCarren, "I assumed it was a car wreck because I heard the ambulances
and the helicopters." The unidentified driver was airlifted to Orlando
Regional Medical Center with undetermined injuries and remains in
serious condition. He remains unidentified as of this writing. The
collision left local residences and businesses without power until it
was restored by Progress Energy about two hours later. "All of a
sudden, we were left in the dark and had to make-do with candles and
incense," adds McCarren, "at least our shop smelled nicer than usual."
McCarren is the proprietor of a hair salon.

On Thursday morning June 4, a 1996 Ford pickup truck driver struck
and killed a bicyclist in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The operator of the
pickup truck was headed east on State Road 520 when he struck the
elderly rider while he attempted to make a right turn onto Clearlake
Road. The bicyclist who was killed was a 70-year-old male whose
identity was not released prior to his family's notification. The
driver of the vehicle has yet to be apprehended and may have been
traveling at a high rate of speed. If he is apprehended, criminal
charges may well be filed.

Pedestrian or bicyclists vs. vehicle accidents are especially common
on the rural roads and highways prevalent in Central Florida. Often the
right-of-way is not yielded until it is too late, or else excessive
speed or alcohol consumption is involved. With the cessation of funding
for many public safety programs due to harsh economic conditions, an
increase in such mishaps is all but assured. More than 600,000 pickup
trucks were registered to operate on Florida's highways as of January
1, 2009. Bicyclists on Florida's roads are also becoming increasingly
ubiquitous, although most are well under the age of 70. The harsh
economic conditions have made the bicycle a more significant mode of
transportation that other vehicles need to be aware of, especially when
traveling on rural highways.

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