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Originally Posted by NavyNJ
Just picked this up in this AM's online news feeds:
"The driver of a black Pontiac that struck and killed a motorcyclist Saturday evening in The Villages has turned himself into law enforcement.
The driver has been identified as 25-year-old John Owen Kiley of Fruitland Park, according to an updated accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol."
Living in one of the "aggressive driving" capitals of the US (NJ), and seeing this type of activity play out on everything from 4-lane "local" roads of the 466-A type to 6+ lane highways like 75 or the Turnpike, I'd be willing to make a friendly wager that if the guilty driver actually fesses up at some point, this will turn into a "20-something" testosterone-fueled highway duel of wills. The Pontiac, for whatever reason, slowed and was holding the cyclist back, frustrating him - then, he decides to "pass on the right" (usually illegal in most states) and get past the "idiot" in the left lane - Pontiac driver sees this happening and thinks "no way buddy!", and proceeds to swerve (not signal and slowly change lanes) into the right lane. His effort to cut off the cyclist goes beyond his ability to evaluate and calculate space, speed and time, and he clips the cyclist. Voila!! Accident report complete!!
Also would be interesting to know at some point as it hasn't been mentioned in any of the news reports was whether the deceased was wearing a helmet.
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My first thought was the motorcycle which pulled into the right lane to pass was in the cars blind spot. The car went into the right lane not seeing the motorcycle because he didn't do a good head check before moving over.
I also believe the driver of the car will be caught quickly. He's probably got his car in a garage or hidden so as not to show the damage. The police have his rear view mirror which was knocked off. The Sumter cops have a very good record of investigating and finding the bad guys.