SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — Timothy Rush, 86, of Clearwater, was arrested on Saturday after fleeing the scene of a Thursday crash that killed a woman riding her bicycle.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PSCO), Mindy Miran Yi, 36, was biking westbound on Enterprise Road in Safety Harbor on Thursday night when an unknown vehicle hit the back of her bike.
The sheriff's office said investigators were called to 3180 Enterprise Road around 9:15 p.m.
Yi, who authorities said was biking along the fog lane, was thrown from the bike. She was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she later died.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), Case Agent Corporal Laney received a voicemail from Rush on Friday, March 10, asking to call him back.
Authorities said they could not successfully contact Rush. Still, they learned that he was in Safety Harbor on the evening of Thursday and left a Knights of Columbus meeting at approximately 8:45 p.m. that evening.
PSCO said Rush's Buick Enclave sustained damage to the passenger side headlight, shattered windshield at the bottom passenger side and purple paint transfer on the front passenger bumper, which was consistent with the purple color of Yi's bicycle.
Rush was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.
