- November 1, 2024
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Palm Coast resident Joseph James Faircloth, 38, died in the early morning hours Dec. 7 after the motorcycle he was riding struck a mailbox.
Faircloth was the only one on the motorcycle, which appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed on Rickenbacker Drive, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office commander's report entry.
Faircloth was riding north when he failed to negotiate the residential street's curve to the left, and veered onto the righthand shoulder and struck a mailbox, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
He was thrown from the motorcycle and came to rest on his back on a driveway.
There had been a number of motorcyclists riding in the area, accordant to 911 dispatch notes, and the initial 911 call about the crash was made at 12:42 a.m.
Faircloth did not appear to be breathing when he was located. He was not wearing a helmet, and had a head injury.
Paramedics called for a helicopter, Volusia County's Air One, but cancelled it after declaring Faircloth dead at 12:52 a.m.
