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Kevin Meck, 50, killed in bicycle collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Jonathan Gibson, 27, on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Modified Date: 
Fri, 01/15/2016 - 3:24pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Police: Bicyclist struck and killed, driver arrested for DUI

Police later received a call from a witness about a truck stopped in the 300 block of North Airport Road. The driver of the truck, identified as Gibson, stopped briefly and then left the scene, police said. Witnesses told police that Meck struck from behind by a dark colored pickup truck. An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in New Smyrna Beach. Gibson was placed under arrest and his dark blue Chevy pickup truck was taken to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department as evidence.
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Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Kevin Meck
Jonathan Gibson
Roadway: 
State Road 44
City: 
New Smyrna Beach, FL
County: 
Volusia County, FL
Area: 
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL

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