LAND O’ LAKES, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a teenage motorcycle rider died following an accident in Pasco County.
A report by WFTS states that the crash occurred Dec. 30 near the intersection of Collier Parkway and Killington Boulevard.
According to state troopers, the 19-year-old victim was driving a Kawasaki motorcycle north on Collier Parkway shortly before 9 p.m. and lost control of the bike while changing lanes. The motorcycle went off the roadway and onto the shoulder, where it hit a traffic sign and overturned.
The rider, a Land O’Lakes resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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