Edgewater cops and rotary teaming up for bicycle safety contest for school kids
EDGEWATER -- In effort to promote Bicycle Safety, the Edgewater Police Department and the Edgewater Rotary Club have teamed up with Edgewater Elementary School and Indian River Elementary School to compete in a coloring contest to encourage bicycle / helmet safety.
On Wednesday, March 28, the classroom teachers will choose three winners from each grade level. The winners will be announced by Edgewater Police Chief Dave Arcieri the next day for Indian River Elementary and that Friday for Edgewater Elementary.
Robert R. Colflesh, as shown here from his Facebook profile, was struck and killed Friday night after stepping into the path of a tractor trailer on the St. Johns River Bridge in Astor near the Volusia County line. The 42-year-old Astor resident is survived by two daughters, 13 and 9, according to his Facebook profile.