Bicyclist Victim of Hit-and-Runs

10:21 AM ET 09/23/99

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A bicyclist knocked off a highway overpass by a hit-and-run driver was repeatedly struck on the road below by other cars that scattered parts of his body for hundreds of feet. Only one motorist stopped, after getting a flat tire due to debris, police said.

The cyclist was riding on an overpass early Wednesday when he was struck by a vehicle and thrown 20 feet onto the Florida Turnpike, which has a 70-mph speed limit. Police estimate the man was struck by at least six vehicles.

His remains were spread along 375 feet of highway, police said. He was not immediately identified.

``They just kept going,'' said police Detective Norris Butler.

``The first two or three had to have known it was a body because of the clothing.''

A motorist driving a car carrier told police he thought he had hit the mangled carcass of a deer.

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