Surgeon critical after Rickenbacker Causeway bicycle crash

A Miami orthopedic surgeon was in critical condition Sunday at Jackson Memorial Hospital after being hit while riding his bicycle across the Rickenbacker Causeway.

At about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Miami police arrived at the scene of the crash in the 3500 block of Rickenbacker, according to Public Information Officer Kiara Delva. By the time officers had arrived, the victim, identified by family as Gilbert Beauperthuy, had already been rushed to Jackson Memorial. The location is on Virginia Key, near the Miami Marine Stadium.

The driver of the vehicle that hit Beauperthuy remained at the scene and is cooperating with police, Delva stated in an email…

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