Robert B. McKenzie, 59, of Pensacola Beach was struck about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 27 September 2005 by a runaway trailer carrying a Hobie Cat Sailboat

Kris Thoma, Staff
Pensacola News Journal

Kris Thoma@PensacolaNewsJournal.com

Medical examiners on Wednesday, 28 September 2005, completed an autopsy on a Pensacola Beach man who died after an unusual traffic incident in Pensacola, but results of the examination were not made available.

Robert B. McKenzie, 59, of Pensacola Beach was struck about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 27 September 2005 by a runaway trailer carrying a Hobie Cat Sailboat on Pace Boulevard just south of Government Street, Pensacola police said. He was pronounced dead at Baptist Hospital about 9:30 p.m.

Sgt. Tonya Humphries said the trailer broke loose from a truck driven by Michael B. Odgen, 24, of Pensacola after crossing over railroad tracks in the inside lane of northbound Pace Boulevard.

McKenzie had been sitting on the base of a concrete light pole on the east side of the road, waiting for his wife to pick him up, Humphries said. He was pinned between the sailboat and the pole, she said.

Police were unable to provide many details Wednesday, citing an investigation expected to take 30 to 60 days to conclude. Family members could not be reached.

Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday. Both will be at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment, 1000 U.S. 29 South.
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