A relatively quiet A-Conch-Alypse in Key West over the Fantasy Fest weekend stood in contrast to the myriad traffic crashes reported on U.S. 1, including one fatal wreck in which a Marathon motorcyclist was killed.

Thomas Batman, 51, of Marathon, was riding a 2004 Harley-Davidson south at Mile Marker 29 at 4:15 p.m. Saturday with Joyce Gunter, 51, as a passenger when they...