An Ontario-based 18-wheel truck struck Rickey Clint Green on I-95 southbound, at mile marker 280, at 3 p.m. today, killing Green.
Green, of Bunnell, was 31. It is the third fatality in three days on Flagler County roads, following the unsolved hit-and-run killing of a 54-year-old bicyclist in the early hours of Tuesday on State Road 100, and the killing of a 67-year-old man on his motorcycle, on U.S. 1 at the south end of the county, on Monday.
Green was pronounced dead within moments of Flagler County Fire Rescue’s arrival at the scene. A Florida Highway Patrol report states that “for unknown reasons at this time,” Green “walked from the southbound outside emergency parking lane into the path” of the truck, suggesting that his death may have been self-inflicted. He was between one and two miles north of the Old Dixie exit, and several miles south of the State 100 exit.
The 2006 Kenworth truck, is leased to Tropical Selections Inc., belongs to Wayne Peconi, of Selkirk, Ontario. Peconi applied his brakes to avoid Green.
One of the three southbound lanes was shut down after 3 p.m., though traffic barely backed up as it flowed through the other two lanes. Unlike at vehicle crash scenes, when drivers tend to slow down to gape, there was little to see at this accident scene. Drivers could not make out the body of the victim, which was covered in a white sheet and slightly below the road level, down the shoulder’s embankment.
The truck’s right-side lights had been as if yanked out from the force of the impact, leaving a hole there.
Anonymous says
We remember our good friend Ricky and his family at this very sad time…..we will always keep his memory in our hearts !!!
Yann says
Thank you Anonymous, Ricky was a wonderful human being :)
Yann Vidal
shane says
we will always remember ricky as a great person and a great friend may god be with you.
Unknown says
Rest in peace Ricky. You were a good man!! Prayers for your children and family in this time of grief.
alex says
My apologies to the family, i saw ricky shortly before his death, and i knew he was going through a rough patch in his life. As a Christian i am ashamed at my self, that i did not share the Light in his time of darkness as some one did for me when i was in his shoes… Im sorry.
Emily says
I will always love you an think of you Uncle Ricky . You were like a brother to my father an meant an still means alot to my family OUR family . I wish I could see you again an everything go back in time when you were still here !
Anonymous says
he was and always will be my best friend “save a place for me “
Daughter, Jordan says
He was the most amazing Dad anyone could ever ask for. When I was with him I felt like the luckiest girl in the world, but now…he’s gone, love you and miss you daddy. You will always be in my heart, forever and ever.
Anonymous says
This is my father he passed when I was 7 I am know 13 the moment when I heard he wasn’t coming home from work that day my heart dropped that was by far the scariest day of my life very few days from my sisters birthday who is know 15 I still hope to this day that one day I can be as good of a man as he was
kathy roberts chalkley says
I just learned this. Ricky was one of the best people I’ve met in my life. He had so many awesome qualities; smart, polite, hard-working, loved his family, talented……just an awesome young man!!! I am very sorry to realize he is not with us any longer; prayers for his children and family. I will always remember & think of Ricky as we go through the years. He was just a lovely, respectful, loving man. Sooo sorry!!! Til we meet again…
Marie Cronk says
Missing you so much tonight Ricky! Please watch over our family, till we meet again ❤️