Memorial Day weekend is finally here and many of you will be setting out to enjoy the official start of summer with our state’s numerous recreational possibilities. With that said, it is estimated that close to 34 million people will be hitting the road over the long holiday weekend and…
Reports indicate that a motorcycle rider crashed into a truck on Sunday driven by Leesburg City Commissioner Jay Hurley. The motorcycle rider’s identity has not yet been released, but he was treated on the scene and flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The Leesburg Police Department asked the Florida Highway…
A hit-and-run crash in Stuart on Monday that left a motorcyclist hospitalized is the result of a texting driver, according to police. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was texting while driving when he struck the motorcyclist and fled the scene. A citizen driving near the intersection of Indian Road and…
A Mount Dora man injured while riding his 2008 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle last month passed away recently. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the 51-year-old died Monday, Dec. 30, at 1:03 p.m. at Ocala Regional Medical Center. His 49-year-old wife, also of Mount Dora, remains at ORMC. The accident…
Two boys riding dirt bikes are recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car on Christmas Eve. The boys, 13 and 16, were riding their bikes around Southwest 66th Terrace and Southwest 28th Street when a Nissan Altima hit them around 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Miramar…
A Kissimmee biker was ejected from his motorcycle and killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning that shut down eastbound Interstate 4 for almost four hours, resulting in a traffic backup of at least five miles. Law-enforcement officers are currently looking for the motorist that fled the scene of the…
The number of people killed in motorcycle crashes throughout the state of Florida and nationwide is on the rise. While the number of motorcycle fatalities nationwide dropped to about 4,200 in 2009, the number of deadly crashes in 2011 increased to just less than 5,000. Preliminary data shows that nearly…
Kendrick, FL – A 22-year-old motorcyclist who crashed into a dump truck Tuesday morning is still in critical condition at Ocala Regional Medical Center. The driver of the truck, a 57-year-old Summerfield man, was not injured. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the motorcyclist was heading north on Northwest Gainesville…
Country music singer Wynona Judd’s husband, and drummer for her band, lost his leg recently in a motorcycle collision in South Dakota. The accident occurred when Judd and her husband, Michael Scott “Cactus” Moser, went for a ride together on separate bikes before one of her scheduled concerts. According to…
According to a new federal study released Thursday, fewer motorcyclists are killed in states that have helmet laws. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention performed a study that found nearly five times as many no-helmet motorcycle deaths occur in states that have less restrictive laws. Researchers with the CDC…