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PORT ORANGE, Fla. – Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood was injured in a bicycle crash in Port Orange on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s office officials said in a tweet Thursday afternoon that Chitwood was being transported to a nearby hospital after the crash, which took place around 4:30 p.m. at Town West Boulevard and Daylily Street.
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Chitwood’s injuries are minor and the sheriff is in good spirits following the crash, officials wrote in the tweet.
The sheriff released a statement on the incident on Twitter.
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THANK YOU ALL for your well wishes, and thank you to everyone who rushed over here to help. Here's an update from the ER where they're taking GREAT care of me. To the hit and run driver- just come forward! pic.twitter.com/oXo1fej7f6
— Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) March 18, 2021
Chitwood said after work he was going on a 20-mile bike when he was hit from behind.
“I go flying off the bike and what I could tell you it was a burgundy color car cause the mirror was impaled in my back,” he said.
Chitwood said a driver of a waste truck saw the incident and it was all caught on video.
“From what the driver has said to me, was it looked like the guy slowed down and hit me on purpose,” Chitwood said.
The sheriff said EMS and hospital crews have done a great job taking care of him.
“Hopefully we catch who this son of a [expletive] is in the very near future,” he said.
First, good news: He's OK! @SheriffChitwood was hit on his bike this afternoon in Port Orange. He's being transported with minor injuries but he's in good spirits. Crash occurred around 4:30 at Town West Blvd/Daylily St. Thanks for your well wishes & patience for further info.
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) March 18, 2021
Thursday’s crash comes nearly four years after Chitwood was injured in a bicycle crash in Ponce Inlet. Chitwood suffered a broken hand and an ACL injury in that crash after he was struck by a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, officials said.
Also in 2017, Chitwood’s bicycle fell from his vehicle’s bike rack onto the interstate, damaging passing vehicles. Nobody was hurt but three vehicles were damaged, the sheriff said.
Officials have not said what led up to the crash or whether the driver of the vehicle that hit Chitwood will face charges.
This is a developing story. Stay with News 6 and ClickOrlando.com for updates.
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