A tragic incident occurred on a quiet Orange County street when a 44-year-old man from Winter Park was fatally struck while riding his scooter. The collision transpired last night, with officials from the Florida Highway Patrol speaking to the immediacy of the events that unfolded near Palmetto Avenue and Sandscove Court at approximately 6:06 p.m. According to ClickOrlando, the man on the scooter was traveling north in the southbound bicycle lane when an oncoming Ford Expedition hit him.
FHP reports detailed that the vehicle was a 2006 Ford Expedition driven by a 59-year-old Orlando man, who was moving to turn onto a private driveway when his SUV collided with the northbound scooter. The FHP has confirmed that the man riding the scooter sadly did not survive the accident, being pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital. This information was corroborated by a second report by FOX 35 Orlando, which also noted the absence of a helmet on the 44-year-old scooter rider at the time of the crash.
In the aftermath of the accident, the SUV driver did not sustain injuries and remained at the scene, cooperating with the subsequent investigation by the authorities.
