Fort White cyclist dies when struck by sedan

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J.C. Derrick

A Fort White man died Saturday when a sedan hit his electric trike on SW Barney Street in Columbia County on Saturday.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 59-year-old Fort White man was driving a 2003 Mini Cooper south on SW Scrubtown Road near SW Barney Street at 4 p.m. when he approached a curve in the roadway to the left. The Fort White man (age unknown) was driving an electric trike north on SW Scrubtown Road attempting to negotiate a curve to the right and a collision occurred between the two vehicles.

Emergency responders transported the cyclist to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Eric

He was 57