DELAND, Fla. -- A man who appeared to be intoxicated witnesses told police, stopped in the middle of the road to drink a beer the night of May 30, was struck and killed by a motorist in a Chevy Tahoe, DeLand cops said.
The victim, pronounced dead at the scene of the accident was identified three days later as 57-year-old Jorge Lewis Rivera of New Jersey.
Here's a synopsis of what happened as described by DeLand police: Witnesses told cops the man who may have been intoxicated, walked from a gas station on North Woodland Boulevard, crossed the concrete median and continued into the southbound lane. Then he stopped in the middle lane of traffic and began drinking a beer when he was struck by the passing motorist who didn't see him.
No charges were filed against the driver, Andre L. Washington Jr., 20, of South Carolina. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Here's a synopsis of what happened as described by DeLand police: Witnesses told cops the man appeared to be intoxicated, walked from a gas station on North Woodland Boulevard, crossed the concrete median and continued into the southbound lane. Then he stopped in the middle lane of traffic and began drinking a beer when he was struck by the passing motorist who didn't see him. No charges were filed against the driver.
The death of Jorge Lewis Rivera comes in at No. 82 in the HeadlineSurfer.com countdown of the top 100 local stories of 2014.