KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – There was a candlelight vigil in honor of Megan Andrews, who was a beloved tutor on the Key, on Friday night after Key Biscayne officials issued a ban on e-bikes and scooters.
The village council passed the ban, which is meant to be permanent, as an emergency ordinance that will last for 60 days after Andrews, 66, died after colliding with a 12-year-old boy on an e-bike.
Andrews and the boy both fell after the impact on Wednesday night near the intersection of Hampton Lane and Woodcrest Road, according to police.
“I think everybody in this room knew this would happen,” Key Biscayne resident Gene Sterns said. “But not who it would happen to.”
Key Biscayne Fire Rescue personnel took Andrews to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where a doctor declared her dead, according to police.
“We all love her so much and are so sorry for all of you,” Jennifer Buttrick, Andrews’ friend, said.
Andrews wasn’t wearing a helmet; the boy was, according to Detective Argemis Colome, a spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Key Biscayne Mayor Joe Rasco shared a video on Thursday on Facebook describing Andrews as a “beloved long-time Key Biscayne resident.”
Attorney Chad Friedman, who represents the Village of Key Biscayne, told The Key Biscayne Independent the council can legally ban scooters and e-bikes everywhere on the island except for Crandon Boulevard, which is under the county’s jurisdiction.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado, who represents the village, was at Friday’s meeting. She said she is going to go to the county commission to ask whether Key Biscayne can enforce the ban on Crandon Boulevard.