Articles Posted in Motorcycle Accidents

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle accident in Lake County on Wednesday afternoon claimed the life of an 80-year-old man, according to a WESH report.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that the man was riding in the area of County Road 435 and Dubsdread Drive when he drove off the right side of the road at about 3:10 p.m.

The motorcycle crashed into two traffic signs and a tree, and the rider was ejected.  He was pronounced dead afater being taken to an area hospital.  The victim’s identity was not immediately released.

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving two other vehicles in Sumter County on Sunday morning, WKMG reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene at the intersection of State Road 471 and State Road 50 after being notified of the incident at about 9 a.m.

The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a Ford Expedition going west on State Road 50 went through a red light and collided with the side of a northbound Kenworth tractor-trailer.  Both vehicles were redirected into the southbound lanes of State Road 471, and the tractor-trailer hit a Harley Davidson motorcycle that was headed south in a left turn lane.

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TARRYTOWN, FL – A motorcyclist was killed in an accident involving two other vehicles in Sumter County on Sunday morning.

A report by WKMG states that the incident happened at the intersection of State Road 50 and State Road 471.  The Florida Highway Patrol said it began when the driver of a Ford Expedition going west on State Road 50 at about 9 a.m. went through a red light at the intersection.

The Ford crashed into the side of a northbound Kenworth tractor-trailer carrying milk.  Both vehicles were sent into the southbound lanes of State Road 471, where the tractor-trailer collided with a southbound Harley Davidson motorcycle, killing the motorcyclist.  The victim was a 70-year-old man from Lakeland.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a fatal motorcycle accident that took place in Pasco County on Wednesday night.

According to WTSP, the incident happened along State Road 52 near Parkwood Street just before 8 p.m.  The FHP said a motorcyclist on a Harley Davidson was headed west and tried to make a U-turn, but turned into the path of an eastbound SUV and was struck.

The motorcycle rider, a 41-year-old Port Richey man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the SUV, a 60-year-old woman from Land O’Lakes, was not injured.

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – State troopers were called to the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident in Hernando County on Saturday afternoon.

Pasco News Online reports the incident occurred at the Hernando County Solid Waste Station on Cortez Boulevard.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation, the driver of a GMC 2500 pickup truck was exiting the waste station and failed to yield to a Yamaha motorcycle heading east on State Road 50.  When the pickup turned left in front of the motorcycle, the vehicles collided.

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NOBLETON, FL – Emergency crews responded to the scene of a motorcycle accident in Hernando County on Sunday morning.

In a Facebook post at 10:48 a.m., Hernando County Fire Rescue said the incident happened at the intersection of Lake Lindsey Road and Edgewater Avenue in Nobleton.

One person was transported by medical helicopter to a trauma center for definitive care, the rescue squad said.  No details were released on what led to the crash, which is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A collision involving a motorcycle on State Road 54 in Pasco County left the rider dead, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A report by WFTS said the accident happened Saturday afternoon at the intersection with Vandine Road in Wesley Chapel.

The FHP’s investigation found that a 53-year-old Wesley Chapel man was driving a Nissan Rogue west on State Road 54 shortly after 3:30 p.m. when he made a U-turn and entered the path of an eastbound Yamaha YZF-R3 motorcycle.

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OCALA, FL – Two people were injured in a crash involving a fleeing motorcyclist in Ocala last week, police said.

In a Facebook post, the Ocala Police Department said one of its detectives initiated a traffic stop on a motorcycle rider near a convenience store on N Pine Avenue on June 11 at about 11:15 p.m.

The motorcyclist failed to comply with the stop and fled, then went through a red light at the intersection of N Pine Avenue and NW 10th Street.  The motorcycle collided with a Marion County government pickup truck going south.

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SPRING HILL, FL – A collision in Hernando County on Saturday evening left one person dead and another injured, Fox 13 News reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a Honda motorcycle west on Spring Hill Drive shortly after 6:30 p.m. and failed to stop at a red light at the intersection with Pinehurst Drive.  The motorcycle struck a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV that was going south on Pinehurst Drive.  The motorcycle and SUV rotated and came to rest in the eastbound and westbound lanes.

The motorcycle driver, a 21-year-old Spring Hill man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Hyundai, a 43-year-old woman from Spring Hill, sustained minor injuries.

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OCALA, FL – One person was killed and another injured in a collision at an intersection in Ocala early Sunday morning, police said.

In a post on Facebook, the Ocala Police Department said the crash occurred in the vicinity of SW College Road and SW 17th Street at about 1:37 a.m.  An investigation indicated that the driver of an Audi was headed west on SW State Road 200 and trying to turn left onto SW 17th Street on an unprotected green light.

At the same time, the operator of a Harley Davidson was heading east in the inside lane of SW SR-200 and entering the intersection on a solid green light.  As the Audi turned, it entered the path of the motorcycle and the vehicles collided.  The motorcyclist, an 18-year-old Dunnellon man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  He was wearing a helmet at the time, police said.

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