Pax
04-23-2008, 06:54 AM
The driver was only cited with "failure to drive in a single lane", how about "improper use of a weapon". :mad:
Good lord, lets be really really careful out there!
School nurse badly hurt in car, bike collision
BY TIMOTHY O'HARA
Citizen Staff
A former Monroe County health director and current elementary school nurse was hospitalized Sunday after a car hit her as she and her husband were bicycling on the shoulder of U.S. 1 near Mile Marker 6.5.
Stephanie Walters, 51, of Key West, was flown to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami with serious, life-threatening injuries, according to family friend **** Buckheim. He told The Citizen on Tuesday that Walters was in "very serious condition."
"She had a very bad night on Monday, but was not getting any worse [Tuesday]. She was not getting any better, but not worse," Buckheim said.
Walters, who works at Glynn Archer Elementary School, and her husband, Karl, were biking to Baby's Coffee at Mile Marker 15, as they did every Sunday for an iced coffee, Buckheim said.
They were on the Boca Chica Bridge shortly after 7 a.m. when the car veered out of the northbound lane and hit Walters, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
The driver, Donald Johnson, 54, of Key West, "looked away and was adjusting his GPS direction finder" when he hit her, the report states. He was cited with failure to drive in a single lane.
The Florida Highway Patrol report did not say how fast Johnson was driving. The speed limit is 55 mph in that area.
When Walters fell, Johnson "immediately" stopped his car in the grassy shoulder, the report states.
The couple were experienced cyclists who wore protective helmets and other biking safety gear, Buckheim said.
Good lord, lets be really really careful out there!
School nurse badly hurt in car, bike collision
BY TIMOTHY O'HARA
Citizen Staff
A former Monroe County health director and current elementary school nurse was hospitalized Sunday after a car hit her as she and her husband were bicycling on the shoulder of U.S. 1 near Mile Marker 6.5.
Stephanie Walters, 51, of Key West, was flown to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami with serious, life-threatening injuries, according to family friend **** Buckheim. He told The Citizen on Tuesday that Walters was in "very serious condition."
"She had a very bad night on Monday, but was not getting any worse [Tuesday]. She was not getting any better, but not worse," Buckheim said.
Walters, who works at Glynn Archer Elementary School, and her husband, Karl, were biking to Baby's Coffee at Mile Marker 15, as they did every Sunday for an iced coffee, Buckheim said.
They were on the Boca Chica Bridge shortly after 7 a.m. when the car veered out of the northbound lane and hit Walters, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
The driver, Donald Johnson, 54, of Key West, "looked away and was adjusting his GPS direction finder" when he hit her, the report states. He was cited with failure to drive in a single lane.
The Florida Highway Patrol report did not say how fast Johnson was driving. The speed limit is 55 mph in that area.
When Walters fell, Johnson "immediately" stopped his car in the grassy shoulder, the report states.
The couple were experienced cyclists who wore protective helmets and other biking safety gear, Buckheim said.