Bicycle accidents

OSPREY, FL - According to ABC Action News, the 13-year-old girl who was hit by a hit-and-run driver on Bay St and Old Venice Rd on August 16 died from her injuries on Sunday. David Chang, 65, hit the girl as she was riding her bike in a school crosswalk. Following the collision, Chang fled the area and was arrested on August 17 when he tried to repair the damage done to his car at a body ...

PALM HARBOR, FL - A driver fatally collided with an 11-year-old boy riding a bicycle on US 19 NB near Grand Cypress Blvd and US 19 Sunday, according to WFLA. The 21-year-old driver of a pickup truck hauling a boat trailer was on northbound US 19 when they swerved onto the shoulder of the road to avoid colliding with another vehicle and hit the victim around 5:30 p.m. Rescue crews t...

OSPREY, FL - According to WFLA, authorities have apprehended a man who allegedly fled the scene after colliding with a 13-year-old girl on E Bay St Tuesday. David Chang, 65, is accused of striking the girl with his dark silver sedan while riding her bike in a crosswalk on E Bay St near Pine View School at around 4:15 p.m. First responders transported the girl to an area hospital in...

CLEARWATER, FL - A hit-and-run driver collided with and injured a bicyclist at N Myrtle Ave and Jones St Tuesday afternoon, according to WTSP. The driver of a white hatchback-style vehicle hit the bicyclist around 3:30 p.m. First responders transported the victim to an area hospital in critical condition. Authorities urge anyone with information concerning the incident to contact t...

DOVER, FL - According to WFLA, a hit-and-run driver collided with a bicyclist at Sydney Dover Rd and Dover Ranch Rd Saturday. The driver of a small, dark-colored pickup truck hit the bicyclist around 9:15 p.m. Rescue crews transported the victim to an area hospital with trauma to their upper body. Authorities urge anyone with information concerning the incident to contact th...

CLEARWATER, FL - A sedan driver fatally collided with a male bicyclist at S Myrtle Ave and Belleair Rd Tuesday, according to Tampa Bay Times. The driver hit the 84-year-old bicyclist when the bicyclist ran a stop sign around 8:25 a.m. Rescue crews transported the bicyclist to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. Have you been hurt in an accident caused ...

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL - A man was killed late last night when he was hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Zephyrhills. According to The Tampa Free Press, the 24-year-old cyclist was riding near Wire Road and Otis Allen Road when he was hit by a Ford Mustang. The injured man was taken to a local hospital, where he died a short time later. No additional injuries were reported as re...

TAMPA, FL - A hit-and-run driver fatally collided with a 61-year-old bicyclist at N 50th St and E 23rd Ave Sunday, according to WTSP. Joel Weaver, 27, was driving a black sedan north on 50th St when he struck the victim near E 23rd Ave. Following the collision, Weaver fled the scene. Authorities located Weaver's sedan at River View Apartments and impounded it. Weaver turned himself...

EAST LAKE, FL - A teen driver hit and injured three bicyclists on E Lake Rd N NB near Trinity Blvd Thursday, according to ABC Action News. The driver, a 16-year-old girl, was driving south on E Lake Rd N when she made a left turn into the path of the bicyclists. All three bicyclists slammed into the right side of the car. A 65-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman were riding a tand...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - According to WFLA, the name of the bicyclist who was run over by a driver Monday has been released. Breasia Marie Niblack, 18, was driving a Hyundai when she struck Teayonia Hope while she was riding her brother's bicycle on the sidewalk along Emerson Ave South and 44th St at around 8:34 a.m. The collision threw Hope off the bike and into a tree. First responde...