Motorized bicycle rider killed on A1A
By EILEEN ZAFFIRO, Staff writer
September 21, 2010 12:05 AM
Posted in: Flagler Tagged:fatal A 61-year-old Palm Coast man riding a motorized Huffy bicycle was killed in an accident on State Road A1A over the weekend, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Austin Donald McElroy was traveling north in the southbound lane of S.R. A1A, just north of 19th Road in Palm Coast about 11:25 p.m. Saturday when the accident occurred., according to an FHP report.
A vehicle driven by Katholine C. Benvenuto, 58, of Palm Coast was traveling north on State Road A1A near 19th Road when McElroy crossed into the northbound lane, according to the report. The bike then struck the vehicle's left front side.
McElroy was pronounced dead at Florida Hospital Flagler about 45 minutes later, the FHP said.
Benvenuto and passenger Dana L. Benvuto, 55, also of Palm Coast, were not hurt.
No charges were filed, according to the FHP report.