Motorist killed in Southport wreck

SOUTHPORT - An 85-year-old Southport man died Tuesday after a crash on a motor-powered bicycle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Linwood Railey Shiflett was cruising on 4th Street near 4th Circle in Southport when his motorbike crashed and he spilled into the road. First responders arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene, and the Medical Examiners Office took custody of his body.

The crash was not alcohol related, troopers wrote in a news release. Shiflett was not wearing a helmet, they added.