BUSHNELL, FL – An elderly motorcyclist was fatally struck by a pickup truck on a county road west of Bushnell last Wednesday, The Villages News reports.
The fatal collision happened on County Road 48 just west of County Road 616 at about 3 p.m. on December 29, when a 1999 Ford F-350 turned left in front of a motorcycle being operated by a 73-year-old Webster man.
Emergency responders took the victim to an area hospital, where he died. Authorities say he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The pickup’s driver, a 71-year-old Webster man, was taken into custody. The Villages News did not report what he has been charged with.
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