A 71-year-old man riding on an electric bicycle died after he collided with a truck at MM 99 in Key Largo on Sunday evening.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man on the scooter was traveling north on the southbound sidewalk of U.S. 1 and approaching Bay Drive on Sunday evening around 6:25 p.m. A 2021 Chevy Silverado was traveling east on Bay Drive and preparing to make a right turn to proceed south on U.S. 1.
As the Silverado started to turn onto U.S. 1, troopers say, the man on the scooter failed to stop and yield at the sidewalk stop sign and collided with the truck’s front right quarter panel. The man was taken to Baptist Health South Florida Mariners Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Sunday’s accident marks the fifth fatal vehicle accident in the Upper Keys since March 17. Last week, a 69-year-old Florida man was struck and killed while attempting to cross U.S. 1 in Key Largo the morning of April 1.
The other three accidents occurred in Islamorada at MM 79, where a husband and wife were hit and killed attempting to cross U.S. 1 on March 20; at MM 90, where a vehicle struck and killed a 71-year-old who was walking on the sidewalk on March 21; and at MM 82, where a California bicyclist was struck and killed attempting to cross the highway on March 17.
