Operator of bike remains critical; neither were wearing a helmet in collision with car
PORT ORANGE -- A 55-year-old woman thrown from the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a collision with a car Friday at the intersection intersection of Clyde Morris Boulevard and Reed Canal Road was pronounced dead today at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, a Port Orange police official saiid.
Linda C. Johnson had been in critical condition where the operator of the motorcycle, 53-year-old husband, Stephen Monnet, remains. Neither wearing a helmet to protect their heads when they were ejected from the bike.
Here is a synopsis of what happened in the 6:08 p.m. accident as described by Port Orange Assistant police Chief Wayne Miller: Port Orange Police and Fire Rescue Departments responded to the intersection of Clyde Morris Blvd and Reed Canal Road regarding a motorcycle versus car crash. The initial investigation indicates a 2009 Ford Fusion operated by 58-year-old Carolyn. J. Byczynski of South Daytona was southbound on Clyde Morris attempting to turn east onto Reed Canal Road. The 2006 Harley Davidson, operated by Monnet of Port Orange, and his passenger, Johnson, also of Port Orange, was northbound on Clyde Morris. The two vehicles collided within the intersection, causing Monnet and Johnson, who wwere not wearing helmets, to be ejected from the motorcycle.
Monnet and Johnson were transported to Halifax Medical Center where she was later pronounced deceased as a result of her injuries. Byczynski, the driver of the car, was not injured.
Miller said an autopsy is scheduled Monday for Johnson while Monnet remains listed in critical condition per hospital officials, adding the crash remains under investigation by the Port Orange Police Traffic Homicide Unit.
Anyone who may have witnesessed the crash or has any addional information that would be helpful to investigators, is asked to call Port Orange police officer Jesse Pierson at 386-506-5838.