- November 8, 2024
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Flagler Beach resident Nickolas Nelson died in a motorcycle crash on Oceanshore Boulevard early the morning of Sunday, Aug. 14.
Nelson, a 28-year-old who worked at Captain’s BBQ, was riding his 2011 Suzuki 750 north on Oceanshore Boulevard “at a high rate of speed” at about 3 a.m. when he “failed to negotiate a curve” to the left, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
The motorcycle veered off the road and overturned, throwing Nelson. Nelson and the motorcycle struck a metal fence and its stone fencepost, and Nelson died at the scene of the crash. He was wearing a helmet, according to the report.
Nelson covered his Facebook page with photos of his motorcycle, and his cover photo is a photo of the cycle parked on the dirt shoulder of Oceanshore Boulevard, with the beach in the background.
The Captain’s BBQ Facebook page posted the following message the afternoon of Aug. 14: “It is with heavy hearts that we post this. Our Captains BBQ family and the Nelson family has suffered a great lost today. Our beloved team member Nick Nelson was taken too soon in a tragic accident. Our thoughts and prays go out to his family in this trying time. He will be missed.”
