Fla. LEO struck, killed by van while training for memorial bike ride
By: Lisa Maria Garza, Orlando Sentinel
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County Senior Deputy Frank Scofield was riding his bicycle Sunday morning, training for a memorial ride to honor 9/11 victims, when a van blew past a stop sign and hit him from behind.
The 58-year-old deputy from Port Orange was riding his bike north on County Road 415, near Pioneer Trail, when he was struck by 75-year-old Lake Helen resident Lajos Toth, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Scofield was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center, where he later died.
