PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - According to investigators, at approximately 3:08 p.m. on Thursday, 54-year-old Kimberly Watson was riding her electric bicyc
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – According to investigators, at approximately 3:08 p.m. on Thursday, 54-year-old Kimberly Watson was riding her electric bicycle on the sidewalk, on the eastside of Gulf Boulevard.
She was traveling southbound approaching the business entrance/exit of Sinbad’s Big Treasure Chest home goods store.
Police say, at the same time, 61-year-old Robert Ragusa was driving his 2012 Ford F-150 westbound in the business parking lot and was preparing to exit onto Gulf Boulevard when Watson crossed into his path.
The crash resulted in Ragusa’s Ford F-150 striking Watson on her bicycle in the parking lot exit.
Watson was transported to St. Petersburg General Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased at 3:42 p.m. on Thursday.
Ragusa was not injured and remained at the scene during the investigation.
It does not appear that speed or impairment are factors in the crash.
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