A woman who died after she was run over on Interstate 95 may have fallen off a motorcycle she was riding while on a date. The man she was with reportedly left her for dead.
St. Clair, 33, was found dead at 3 a.m. on Dec. 7 near Atlantic Boulevard exit in Pompano Beach. Officials said she was repeatedly and accidentally struck by vehicles while in the roadway.
Her family said she presumably fell off the bike on the way back home.
“That’s all the family knows, that she was on a date with a fellow. They believe they met online somehow,” said the family’s attorney, Todd Falzone, reported the Herald. “Two other couples, who were also on motorcycles, also went along.”
Some witnesses said they saw a man on a bike standing near her body before taking off, according to the Herald.
“We’re still trying to process this. We are trying to get closure,” Gamer said. “She was a very sweet girl who would do anything for anybody.”
Officials have not released any information about the motorcyclist.
“This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” Falzone told the paper. “It’s gonna take a lot of work to figure out what happened, but we’re going to bring those accountable to justice.”
No arrests have been made in the case. The Florida Highway Patrol said the matter is under investigation.
Jennifer St. Clair’s sister-in-law called on the public for help in figuring out what happened to the woman.
US Traffic Deaths Down Overall in 2018
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.1 percent in the first six months of 2018, according to preliminary figures released in October, Reuters reported. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that in 2017, traffic deaths fell by 1.8 percent to 37,133 after traffic deaths rose sharply in the previous two years, according to final figures.The U.S. traffic fatality rate fell to 1.08 deaths per 100 million miles traveled for the first half of 2018. The fatality rate in 2017 was 1.16 million deaths per 100 million miles traveled—the second highest rate since 2008.
Hersman cited distracted driving and higher speed limits for the number.