[tagjr1]

The key word to your post is "tailgater", aka "following too closely", a chargeable offense in any state. No where in the news article does it imply that this woman was on a "multi-modal path" ! Google map shows this section of Sunset Point Blvd as having cart lanes along side automobile lanes. Under Florida statutes, a pedestrian must use a sidewalk if one is within 15 feet of the side of the road. Failure to do so is illegal. I have in the past observed pedestrians walking in the cart lanes alongside fellow walkers who are on the sidewalk. This is a catastrophe waiting to happen. The cart driver may be exonerated based on the info that the pedestrian was misusing the roadway by walking on the wrong side of the road and failing to walk on the sidewalk when was was available. Definitely an avoidable incident.