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Law enforcement officers are looking for a Nissan Pathfinder involved in a fatal Jacksonville hit-and-run early Monday that killed a scooter rider. Michael Lee Moon, 37, of Jacksonville was riding on Normandy Boulevard east of Stratton Road about 12:35 a.m. when he was hit from behind by a Nissan.
Skyler Bruner was riding on a moped with Darrell Bruner, who is his father, on U.S. 31 near Shady Lane when a southbound Jeep Cherokee’s driver said he hit the moped. The Jeep’s driver said he was unable see the moped, and a witness indicated that the moped had a dimly-lit rear light. The accident occurred at approx. 7:43 p.m. Darrell Bruner was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital with a head injury, and Skyler was airlifted to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, where he died at 11:45 p.m.
Around 4:07 a.m., a crash was reported at the 900 block of Lower Huntington Road. Officers arrived to find the accident involved a single moped. The driver was unconscious and unresponsive. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. It appears the moped was traveling westbound on Lower Huntington Road when it left the road and hit the curb on the north side of the road. After hitting the curb, the driver lost control and struck a mailbox.
A man riding a moped, described as a white male in mid to late 50s, died following a collision with a pickup truck. The incident occured in Tequesta, Florida at Tequesta Drive and US 1 just after 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14. The driver of the truck was not injured.
Rory Fitzpatrick Kiernan, 40 of Stevensville, Maryland was killed after being ejected from his motor scooter and onto Florida Turnpike, south of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida where one vehicle struck him from behind and he was hit by at least one other vehicle. The accident is still being investigated.