Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Major Accident Investigation Team

Thomas Hines (Bicyclist – Injured)
DOB: 04/24/1952

Debra Sander (Driver - Uninjured)
DOB: 07/24/1954
Vehicle: 2020 Honda Odyssey Van

PINELLAS COUNTY - On December 7, 2022, at approximately 9:00 a.m., deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to 1^st Street and 18th Avenue in Indian Rocks Beach to investigate a vehicle versus bicyclist crash.

According to investigators, 70-year-old Thomas Hines was traveling southbound on 1^st Street, approaching a stop-sign, on his modified electric bicycle. A 2020 Honda Odyssey Van, driven by 68-year-old Debra Sander, was traveling eastbound on 18th Avenue. Investigators say Hines did not stop at the stop sign as he continued southbound and collided with Sander’s van projecting him forward in the roadway.

Hines was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries.

According to investigators, speed and impairment do not appear to be factors in this crash.

The investigation continues.