Key Biscayne resident Carlos Mendia’s brother-in-law sustained critical injuries in last Saturday’s bicycle-vehicle accident near the toll plaza entering the Rickenbacker Causeway and Miami Police officials are still investigating.
In the meantime, Mendia issued a public statement Friday afternoon on behalf of Dr. Gilbert Beauperthuy’s family in Coral Gables, following up on a brief interview with Islander News earlier in the week.
The family’s statement, issued Friday afternoon, is below…