DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 29-year-old Daytona Beach man has died days after he was hit by a Volusia County school bus while riding his motorcycle, according to police.
Daytona Beach police said Seth Whitmer died Wednesday, eight days after he was hit by the bus at the intersection of North Nova Road and Madison Avenue.
Witnesses called dispatchers at 3:46 p.m. on March 9 to report that a motorcyclist had crashed into the bus inside the intersection and was thrown from the motorcycle, police said.
Investigators said Whitmer was heading south on Nova Road when he ran a red light at the Madison Avenue intersection then struck the tire and tire rim on the front driver’s side of the bus as it was turning north on Nova Road from the eastbound side