By Danny Federico Riverbend News
UPDATE: The victim has been positively identified and next of kin notification has been completed.
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigators are requesting assistance from the community in the identification of a crash victim in Suwannee County. FHP believes the victim may be a resident of the Live Oak area.
On Wednesday, Sept. 8, a red 1993 Honda Scooter, driven by the victim, was traveling north on County Road 49, near the S&S Convenience Store located south of US Hwy 90. A 2004 Jeep Cherokee, driven by a 33-year-old man and containing a 26-year-old female passenger, both from Live Oak, was also traveling north on County Road 49 behind the scooter. For unknown reasons, the Jeep Cherokee was driven into the rear of the scooter, knocking the victim onto the pavement. Before the victim was removed from the roadway a second vehicle, a 2016 Nissan Altima, drove over him. The unnamed victim was pronounced deceased on scene.
FHP Investigators are now seeking information about the identity of the victim in order to make next of kin notification. The victim is described as being a white male with a small to medium build and balding hair. He also has a short, cropped grey beard and multiple tattoos: a large eagle tattoo on his chest, a tattoo of a microphone on his right bicep and a tattoo of a young child on his ribcage with the name of "Jailyn."
Please call FHP at 1 (800) 387-1290 or Crime Stoppers of Suwannee County at (386) 208-8477 if you have any information.