CYCLIST KILLED IN COLLISION
Staff reportsSUN-SENTINEL
A motorcyclist was killed on Saturday night after he was struck by an ice cream truck.
Derek McGee, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, was westbound on Northwest Sixth Street when his motorcycle collided with a 1973 Dodge van converted into an ice cream truck that was turning onto Northwest Sixth Street from 18th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale police said.
McGee, who was traveling at 55 mph to 60 mph, tried to slow his 1996 Yamaha motorcycle but could not.
The motorcycle hit the van, and McGee was thrown from the bike. The motorcycle slid under the right rear of the van, which caused the gas tank to rupture. The van continued westbound, still dragging the bike, until all of the gas drained from its tank, police said.
McGee was pronounced dead at the scene. Hakim Shahid, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, the driver of the truck, has not been charged. The accident remains under investigation.