DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 25-year-old Daytona-area motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car Saturday in the Derbyshire area, Daytona Beach cops said.
Jarrett R. Henderson was pronounced dead at Halifax Health Medical Center around 30 minutes after officers responded to the crash scene at the intersection of Derbyshire Road and Sixth Street.
Daytona Beach police Investigators believe Henderson was riding a maroon Honda CBR 1000 when the motorcycle sped past a cop working a stationary detail at Derbyshire Park around 9:15 Saturday morning.
"That officer radioed a safety BOLO (Be On The Lookout) to fellow officers in the area, advising that the Honda was accelerating at a high rate" as it traveled north on Derbyshire Road towards Sixth Street," Daytona Beach Police spokesman Messod Bendayan told Headline Surfer. A minute after that BOLO went out, emergency dispatchers received a call regarding a traffic crash at Derbyshire and Sixth, he added.
"That officer radioed a safety BOLO (Be On The Lookout) to fellow officers in the area, advising that the Honda was accelerating at a high rate" as it traveled north on Derbyshire Road towards Sixth Street," Daytona Beach Police spokesman Messod Bendayan told Headline Surfer. A minute after that BOLO went out, emergency dispatchers received a call regarding a traffic crash at Derbyshire and Sixth, he added.
Daytona Beach PD Traffic Homicide detectives said they believe Henderson sped through a red light at that intersection, colliding with the right front side of a 2013 blue Ford Edge driven by 53-year-old Antoine L. Williams, who did not require on-scene medical treatment.
A preliminary investigation showed the Ford driver had the green light as he attempted to turn north on Derbyshire from the eastbound lanes on Sixth, police said.
"The impact sent the motorcycle sliding onto its side and into a parked vehicle nearby, ejecting the rider at that point," the police spokesman said. "The motorcycle also grazed the bottom of a nearby tree and a fence before coming to a stop.
First responders found the biker in the front yard of 907 Derbyshire Road and transported him from there to Halifax Health Medical Center whee he was pronounced dead on arrival.
"It appears the rider was wearing a helmet when the crash happened but it was dislodged at some point after initial impact," Bendayan said.