Source: The person who died overnight after his bicycle was hit by a car on the entrance ramp to Interstate 95 in Lake Worth was identified as a 60-year-old Palm Springs man, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Thomas W. Honnett of Palm Springs was riding his Schwinn bicycle at 10:46 p.m. Thursday west in the crosswalk on the 10th Avenue North entrance ramp to the highway. Honnett was struck by a 1999 Honda Civic driven by 24-year-old Milagro M. Cardona, according to a crash report released by FHP spokesman Lt. Tim Frith. She was traveling north on the entrance ramp. Honnett was flown to Delray Medical Center where he later died. Cardona, of Lake Worth, was not injured. Authorities do not suspect Cardona was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. They are still investigating.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 9 p.m. and 11:59 p.m.
Closest Intersection: Interstate 95
Land use: Urban
Road type: Interstate
Where on the road the collision happened: Crosswalk
Collision type: T-hit
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Automobile
At crash time driver was: Operating the Vehicle in Careless or Inattentive Manner
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Negative
Link if Website: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/traffic/one-dead-after-bike-vehicle-collide-on-interstate-/nPhyh/
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