Cape Coral man arrested, charged in bicyclist's death

Jason William Stewart, 44, of Cape Coral, was arrested Monday on charges of vehicular homicide with a vehicle and reckless driving with injury to a person after a three-month investigation by Cape Coral police into the Sept. 28 death of bicyclist Scott Johnsen.

Johnsen was killed while he rode his bike along Diplomat Parkway on the afternoon of Sept. 28.

Cape Coral police closed Diplomat for several hours just west of Andalusia Boulevard the day of the crash.

Police spokesman Detective Sgt. Dana Coston said the car and the bike were going east on the 600 block Diplomat shortly after 3:30 p.m. when the car collided with the bike, killing Johnsen.

Stewart was the driver of that car, a blue Corvette. Stewart's passenger, Frank Sprague, 37, also sustained injuries in the crash.

Investigators determined that Stewart was driving the car at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash.

Investigators forwarded the completed investigation to the State Attorney's Office and a warrant was issued for Stewart's arrest.

Johnsen was a dedicated bicyclist who had a regular blog on biking around Southwest Florida and had taken part in many cross-country and other lengthy rides.

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Update: An earlier version of this story said Johnsen was charged with negligent manslaughter. Cape Coral police, in an updated statement, said the charge is actually vehicular homicide.