Pedestrian Dies After Motorcycle Crash Tuesday Night in Melbourne on Sarno Road
By Space Coast Daily // October 3, 2022
crash happened around 8:20 p.m.
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Melbourne Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian that happened Tuesday night near area of Sarno Road and Ironwood Drive.
Police say they first received a call around 8:20 p.m. on Sunday when Melbourne Police responded to the area.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that the pedestrian had life-threatening injuries from the crash and later succumbed to those injuries at Holmes Regional Medical Center..
The identity of the victim who was killed in the crash is being withheld until the family has been properly notified, according to police
The initial investigation reveals that the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Sarno Road.
The pedestrian was crossing Sarno Road, midblock from north to south when struck by the motorcyclist. It does not appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor.
The crash is still under investigation.
The driver of the motor vehicle is identified as 2o-year- old Thomas Scroggins from Melbounre.
The Traffic Enforcement Unit is currently investigating this crash as a Traffic Homicide Investigation. If you have any information regarding this investigation, please call Traffic Homicide Investigator Officer Costello at (321) 608-6913.
