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NEWBERRY, FL – A motorcycle and a pickup truck were involved in a deadly collision in Alachua County on Tuesday night, News4Jax reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol states that a 19-year-old man was riding a motorcycle north on State Road 45 in Newberry when the incident took place at about 8 p.m.   The FHP’s investigation found that the rider was trying to pass cars lawfully when he collided with a Ford F-350 pickup trying to turn left across the highway near SW 46th Avenue.

The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Ford, a 46-year-old Newberry man, was not injured in the wreck.  State troopers said he was wearing a seat belt at the time.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle and a motorhome were involved in a collision near an intersection in Pasco County on Thursday evening, Pasco News Online reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the operator of a Yamaha motorcycle was heading east on State Road 52 when he tried to make a right turn onto northbound U.S. 41.  The rider, a 19-year-old New Port Richey man, lost control of the motorcycle and the bike overturned.

The motorcycle and the man slid into the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 and collided with the motorhome.  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead after being taken to a an area hospital.  The driver of the motorhome was not injured.

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SUMMERFIELD, FL – A motorcycle accident in Marion County last Monday night, March 3, left a rider dead, according to the Villages News.

The crash occurred on U.S. 301 near County Road 42 in Summerfield, near The Villages.  The Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcyclist was riding on U.S. 301 shortly before 11:30 p.m. when he failed to maintain a lane and collided with a concrete curb.  The rider lost control, and the motorcycle overturned, then landed on the center median of U.S. 301.

The motorcyclist, a 50-year-old man from Penobscot, Maine, was pronounced dead after being taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center.  He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the FHP said.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and two SUVs in Pasco County on Tuesday night, Pasco News Online reports.

The crash took place on Interstate 75 northbound near State Road 54 at about 7:40 p.m.    The FHP said a man was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the outside lane of the interstate and crashed into the back of a Kia Sportage that was stopped in the lane.   A Honda Pilot that had merged from the center lane into the outside lane was also hit by the motorcycle.

The motorcycle rider, a 62-year-old man from New Port Richey, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a collision in Hernando County that killed a motorcyclist on Tuesday morning.

According to the Hernando Sun, the crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Windward Boulevard.  State troopers said the driver of a GMC SUV was headed north on U.S. 19 at about 7:34 a.m. and tried to make a left turn at Windward Boulevard, where the vehicle entered the path of a southbound Honda motorcycle.

The vehicles collided, causing the SUV to veer onto the shoulder of the road and hit a roadway sign.  The motorcycle came to a stop on the highway.  The motorcycle rider, a 20-year-old man from Spring Hill, died at the scene.  The SUV driver, a 52-year-old Spring Hill woman, suffered minor injuries.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with an SUV in Marion County on Sunday night, WFTV reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcyclist was heading north on US-441 near Ocala when the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m.    The FHP’s investigation indicated that the driver of the SUV was going west on NW 95th Street and pulled out from a stop sign.

As the SUV driver was trying to cross over US-441, the vehicle was struck on the left side by the motorcycle, causing both vehicles to overturn.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A collision at an intersection in New Port Richey Wednesday night killed a motorcycle rider, Pasco News Online reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the multi-vehicle accident, which happened shortly before 7 p.m. in the area of State Road 54 and Riverrun Road.

The FHP said the driver of a Nissan SUV was trying to turn from SR-54 onto Riverrun Road when the vehicle entered the path of a westbound Yamaha motorcycle, resulting in a collision.

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WEIRSDALE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released information regarding a deadly motorcycle accident that occurred in Marion County Sunday morning.

According to the Ocala StarBanner, the crash occurred at the intersection of Southeast 175th Street and Southeast 155th Avenue in Weirsdale at about 12:45 a.m.

The FHP said a man was riding a motorcycle eastbound on 175th Street when he traveled across the westbound lane and onto the north grass shoulder, where the bike overturned.

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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene of a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist and a pedestrian near New Port Richey, reports FOX13 News.

The collision happened on Little Road near Embassy Boulevard just after midnight Jan. 19.  According to the FHP, the motorcycle rider was going south on Little Road when he collided with a pedestrian attempting to cross the roadway.

The motorcyclist, a 25-year-old man, and the pedestrian, an 18-year-old man, were pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.  Their names were not immediately released.

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Bikers love getting out on the open road for daily commutes or just some fun, but the reality is that collisions involving motorcyclists often result in serious injuries or fatalities. Some of these injuries can be downright torture, including degloving injuries which is when a biker’s skin and tissue is ripped away from their tendons, muscles, and bones. These life-threatening injuries can lead to severe blood loss, tissue death, nerve damage, and in some cases, amputation.

As the number of registered motorcycles increases in Florida, so do the number of serious accidents that involve bikers. For 2025, Florida is anticipated to have 668,046 registered motorcyclists, which is the second-highest number of registered motorcycles of any state behind California. With just 9 days into the new year, Florida has seen 10 motorcycle accidents resulting in 10 injuries, according to FLHSMV’s Crash Dashboard. In 2024, there were 9,273 motorcycle accidents in Florida that resulted in 552 deaths and another 7,985 injuries.

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