By Staff Writer
There is no confirmation although sources say this is a repeat offender. The police have a suspect no arrests have been made yet and the Daytona Police Department has been quiet. Meanwhile friends and family mourn the passing of Justin Alexander. We stopped by the Daytona Taproom to talk with Richard Kitt the owner of the Daytona Tap Room Group of restaurants. He was the employer of Justin. Rick was distraught and that is an understatement. Justin's colleagues would not give in to the depression and instead celebrated his life with shots of Jameson with picklebacks and makeshift Memorial outside where he worked. Grieving family, colleagues, friends and the community are left with the same feeling over and over again why, why now, why somebody so young how do we stop this? Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri and his department have done everything right, sometimes things just go terribly wrong. The police and detectives are certainly building a case and it is hoped an arrest will be made soon. Anyone with Information is urged to contact the DBPD. All calls will be kept confidential.
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By Staff Writer Police: Bicyclist killed by hit-and-run driver on Seabreeze Bridge DAYTONA BEACH Justin Alexander was one of us. Hard working and just one of the locals trying to make a difference. An employee at the Tap Room group of restaurants in Daytona. He was struck and killed Saturday morning by a pickup heading west on the Seabreeze Bridge. According to reports they have a suspect and we have calls in to DBPD public information office to confirm. The victim’s mother stated on Facebook that their son had been killed by a drunk driver on the bridge. “Please, please stop drinking and driving,” she wrote. “There are so many other options. Take an Uber instead of taking a life. We’re left picking up the pieces now.” The Daytona Beach Police Department Spokeswoman, said the victim was struck by a pickup. That detail in her statement confirms they have a suspect. No details on an arrest yet.
Let's start the weekend of with a little humor, shall we?
By Jeff Stolowitz
The Removal of Blight #2 What the PECK is going on? In our photographic series on the removal of blight we drove down A1A to check on the progress of construction of Pecks Plaza and the "Top of Daytona” The Giant Crane that was helping to fix the roof that was destroyed during Hurricane Matthew is gone. Workers are seen on scaffolding fixing the outside of the building. Sponsored By Azure at The Shores |
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