Cyclist killed in accident
The St. Petersburg man, 41, collided with the rear of a car, and its tailpipe penetrated his helmet.
By ALEX LEARY, Times Staff Writer
Published October 26, 2005
ST. PETERSBURG - A 41-year-old man died after crashing his motorcycle on 34th Street N and being impaled by the tailpipe of a car in front of him, police said.
Kenneth M. Strother Jr., of St. Petersburg, was traveling at a "very high rate of speed," police said in a news release and locked his brakes as he approached stopped traffic near the overpass north of 38th Avenue N Tuesday night.
"The motorcycle then fell over or Strother put the bike down onto its left side," the news release said. Strother was wearing a helmet but he collided with the rear of a Nissan driven by Monica Crawford of St. Petersburg.
"The tailpipe of the vehicle penetrated the right rear of Strother's helmet, then impaled him just behind his right ear."
Strother was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured.
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