Headline Surfer graphic / Diane Elizabeth was killed Oct. 6, 2009, when she tried to cross traffic-heavy South Ridgewood Avenue in her wheelchair without using a crosswalk, which she had previously been advised by South Daytona cops not to do.
SOUTH DAYTONA -- A 69-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair was struck and killed killed four years ago while trying to cross South Ridgewood Avenue outside of a crosswalk.
It wasn't as if Diane Elizabeth Knoop didn't know better to use the crosswalk. South Daytona cops said she had been warned before to use the crosswalk when trying to cross Ridgewood in her wheelchair.
The fatality, which was originally detailed in a story on Oct. 30, 2009, comes in at No. 481 in Headline Surfer's countdown of the Top 500 stories as part of the 24/7 internet newspaper's 5th anniversary.
Knoop was thrown 25 feet in a horrific accident scene seen by countless bystanders and pronounced dead shortly after transport to Halifax Medical Center in the 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, accident, South Daytona police said.
The victim was leaving Rossi's Diner at 1:30 p.m. when she attempted to cross over in the 2200 block of South Ridgewood, before she was struck by motorist Mary Louise Peless, 58, of Daytona Beach. Police said the motorist was not at fault because she was not able to stop in time.
Recap Top 500 Stories:
481. Woman in wheelchair struck and killed in South Daytona in 2009 while trying to cross US 1
483. Bizarre 2009 tragedy: Woman nude from waist down struck & killed on road in Daytona after release from jail
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485. Gene Emter wins Edgewater city council seat in special election
486. Holly Hill woman calls in bomb threat from work resulting in evacuation; tells cops she 'needed a break'
487. Former South Daytona Mayor Joe Piggotte dies at 81
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489. Edgewater's Tia McDonald featured in book.jpg){kind=small}
490. Flocks of sick or deceased birds dot shoreline
491. Softy Jason McGuirk gets NSB Commission seat nobody else wants
492. Christmas comes early in 2010 for New Smyrna Beach with $402,500 fire rescue vehicle, complete with plaque
493. Convenience store clerk in Ormond Beach draws own knife to scare off knife-wielding robber
494. Former Oak Hill Mayor Donna Jane Bennett dies in 2009, a decade after exiting the political stage
495. Biketoberfest 2011 in New Smyrna Beach a bust
496. Topless woman holds up DeLand traffic
497. Oak Hill proud of its Super Bowl connection in winter resident Larry Csonka
498. Stetson University mourns passing of retired President H. Douglas Lee in 2009
499. Kilo of pot washes ashore on New Smyrna Beach on July 4th weekend
500. Celebrating 5 years of covering greater Daytona Beach & New Smyrna Beach with 24/7 internet newspaperHeadline Surfer 5th Anniversary Advertising---------------------
