Fatal Vehicle Versus E-Bike Crash in Central Florida

There was a recent fatal vehicle versus e-bike crash in Central Florida and a man was arrested.

Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) are investigating the fatal vehicle versus bicycle crash in Gulfport.

According to investigators, 22-year-old Xavier Omar Rigby was driving a 2021 Nissan Altima south on 49th Street, approaching 10th Avenue South, at a high rate of speed. At the same time, 38-year-old Kjersten Aileen-Hermance Strang was riding her e-bike in the curb lane south on 49th Street.

Investigators say Rigby struck Strang, causing her to be ejected from her e-bike, landing on the windshield of the vehicle…

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