This document discusses two bicycle accidents that occurred in Florida. The first accident involved Elayne Jackson, a 62-year-old woman who was hit by a work truck at an intersection in Naples, Florida in 2012. She suffered multiple injuries but survived thanks to her helmet. The second accident was a hit and run in 2013 where a vehicle struck and killed 25-year-old Rob Lemon and left his girlfriend in a coma while they were biking in Clearwater, Florida. The document emphasizes the importance of bicycle safety measures like wearing helmets and lights.

1. Injured Bicyclists in Florida
By: Noah Coffers,
Andrew Gilbert &
Luke Bouillerce

2. The dangers of biking
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Riding a bicycle is very popular in Florida due to the
pleasant year round weather we have.
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To this day Florida still remains the number one
state where bicycling accidents occur.
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Floridians will continue to ride bikes. It is up to the
people driving their cars to be more cautious of
bicyclists on the side of the roads.

3. Hit at an Intersection
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Victim: Elayne Jackson
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Age: 62 years old
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Date of Accident: 02/29/12
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Location of Accident: US 41 &
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Vanderbilt Beach Road
No charges yet against the driver

4. The Accident
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Elayne Jackson was hit at the intersection of
Vanderbilt Beach Road and US 41 by a Collier
County work truck on February 29th. She was
dragged across the busy intersection, coming to a
rest underneath the back wheel of a trailer.
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The intersection is shown in the background
image of the slide.

5. The Result of the
Accident
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Elayne has a lacerated liver, a broken left tibia,
nine broken ribs, and a broken right collarbone
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The road to recovery will be very long for her.
She says that she is just thankful to be alive after
the truck hit her.

6. Thoughts from the
Vicitim
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Elayne says that bicycling is her passion and is
extremely hopefully that she will be able to return
soon.
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After the accident occurred she states that
“Everything became a blur.”
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To this day Elayne still fights for safer roads.

7. Conclusion of the Accident
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Imagine if Elayne was not wearing her helmet at the time of
the accident.
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She would most likely not be alive to tell her story.
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And if she did survive she would be facing many brain and
head injuries due to not wearing her helmet.
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Elayne says she really doesn’t know how she came out of it
without a more serious injury or even death.

8. Hit & Run Bicycle Accident
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On an early September 2, 2013 morning Rob
Lemon and his girlfriend Hilary Michalak were
riding their bikes on the Memorial Causeway in
Clearwater, FL.
A vehicle hit the couple and sent them in the
air, flying 50 feet apart from each other.
The driver never stopped his vehicle and
continued down the road.

9. Result of the Hit & Run
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Even though both victims were wearing
helmets Rob Lemon died at St. Joseph's
hospital in Tampa, FL
While his girlfriend Hilary remained in a coma.

10. The Victim
Rob Lemon, age 25

11. How to prevent Biking
Accidents
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The #1 rule when riding a bike is to always
wear a helmet.
Get a front headlight for your bike. If you are
riding a bike at night you will need some form
of light source so cars can see you.
Do not ride against traffic. Ride with the traffic.
Don't ride on the sidewalks and remember to
stay all the way to the left in the bike lane.
When turning left or right signal that you are
doing so with your hands.

12. Work cited
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Wink News. "Victim in North Naples bike accident thankful to
be alive." Victim in North Naples bike accident thankful to be
alive. 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2012-0315/Victim-in-North-Naples-bike-accident-thankful-to-bealive#.Uobl36VgzjA>.
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"How to Not Get Hit by Cars." <i>Bicycle Safety:</i>.
N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
&lt;http://bicyclesafe.com&gt;.

13. Work Cited (Cont.)
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"Arrest made in fatal tandem-bicycle crash in
Clearwater." <i>Tampa Bay Times</i>. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
&lt;http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety
/accidents/tandem-bicyclist-dies-in-hospitalafter-hit-and-run-accident-onmemorial/2139705&gt;.