Bicyclist Hit, Killed In Brevard County
December 7, 2005
A 20-year-old bicyclist was killed early Wednesday after a car collided with him near the intersection of Adamson Road and State Road 524 in West Cocoa, the Florida Highway Patrol told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.
The accident happened just after midnight.
Brevard County Fire Rescue paramedics were called to the crash site -- about a mile west of Interstate 95 -- and found the bicyclist dead on arrival.
The bicyclist, identified as Edward Grasser of Cocoa, was not wearing a helmet and did not have proper reflective lights on his bicycle, officials said.
Florida Highway Patrol investigators said the bicyclist was travelling southbound when a 1992 Toyota driven by a 17-year-old struck him from behind, according to Florida Today.
Alcohol was not involved, officials said. No charges were filed Wednesday.
No one else was injured.
December 7, 2005
A 20-year-old bicyclist was killed early Wednesday after a car collided with him near the intersection of Adamson Road and State Road 524 in West Cocoa, the Florida Highway Patrol told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.
The accident happened just after midnight.
Brevard County Fire Rescue paramedics were called to the crash site -- about a mile west of Interstate 95 -- and found the bicyclist dead on arrival.
The bicyclist, identified as Edward Grasser of Cocoa, was not wearing a helmet and did not have proper reflective lights on his bicycle, officials said.
Florida Highway Patrol investigators said the bicyclist was travelling southbound when a 1992 Toyota driven by a 17-year-old struck him from behind, according to Florida Today.
Alcohol was not involved, officials said. No charges were filed Wednesday.
No one else was injured.
