OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department said one person was killed and another injured in a crash last week.
In a Facebook post, police said officers responded to the intersection of NW 10th Street and N Pine Avenue on Tuesday evening at about 6:45 p.m. A motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at that location.
Two people on the motorcycle, a man and a woman, were taken to an area hospital where the woman died later. Her name was not released.
BROOKSVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details regarding a fatal motorcycle accident in Hernando County Friday night, Pasco News Online reported.
The crash took place near the intersection of Powell Road and La Vista Street in Brooksville. State troopers said a man was driving east on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at about 10:10 p.m. when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the roadway near La Vista Street. The rider lost control of the bike, which went off the road and onto a shoulder before overturning.
The motorcycle rider, a 32-year-old man from Dade City, was pronounced dead at the scene.
BEVERLY HILLS, Fla. – A crash in Citrus County Thursday night left one person dead and two others injured, according to WTVT.
The accident, which involved a motorcycle and an SUV, happened near the intersection of Norvell Bryant Highway and West Pine Ridge Boulevard at about 7:30 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Chevy Equinox was going east on Norvell Bryant Highway and turned into the path of a westbound Harley Davidson motorcycle, resulting in a collision.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A motorcycle accident in northwest Gainesville on Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of a college student, according to a WCJB report.
The crash took place along Northwest 16th Boulevard near 38th Street. An investigation by the Gainesville Police Department found the motorcyclist was traveling east at high speed at about 4 p.m. when he struck an unknown object.
The motorcycle crashed and the victim, reported to be a Santa Fe college student, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the crash.
CLERMONT, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a motorcyclist was killed in an accident in Lake County on Sunday evening.
WKMG reported details of the incident that occurred on U.S. Highway 27 at Frank Jarrell Road near Clermont.
The FHP said a man was riding a 2024 Kawasaki southbound on U.S. 27 at about 6:22 and lost control of the bike, causing him to fall onto the road. The motorcyclist, a 26-year-old Kissimmee resident, was struck by eight vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene.
OCALA, FL – State troopers were called to the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident in Marion County on Wednesday night, reports the Ocala StarBanner.
The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a man lost control of his Can-Am Ryker motorcycle while riding south on Southeast 38th Street near Baseline Road at about 7:16 p.m. The victim rolled multiple times and ended up on the north side of the street while the bike landed on the opposite side.
The motorcyclist, a 48-year-old man from Ocala, was pronounced dead after being taken to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.
LEESBURG, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Lake County Tuesday morning that left a motorcyclist dead, WKMG reports.
The incident took place on County Road 452 near Sandpiper Drive in Leesburg. A Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a Hyundai Sonata at that location at about 11:51 a.m., according to state troopers.
The operator of the motorcycle died after being transported to AdventHealth Waterman. The driver of the Sonata and a passenger were not injured and stayed at the scene.
OCALA, FL – A motorcycle and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in southwest Ocala on the morning of Oct. 28, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The Ocala News reported details of the incident, which occurred in the area of SW 60th Avenue and SW 66th Street.
State troopers said a motorcyclist was going south on SW 60th Street and was approaching the intersection at about 10 a.m. At about the same time, the driver of the pickup truck entered the intersection and started to make a left turn. The front of the motorcycle hit the right front passenger side of the pickup, with the truck ending up on SW 66th Street while the bike came to rest in the intersection.
HUDSON, FL – One person was killed and four others injured in a collision in Hernando County on Saturday afternoon, according to a WFLA report.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Fort Dade Avenue and East Avenue. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Dodge Journey SUV went through a stop sign at that location, and was struck by a motorcycle.
The driver of the motorcycle, a 53-year-old Hudson man, was declared dead after being taken to an area hospital. His passenger, a 40-year-old woman from Largo, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
SPRING HILL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that killed a teenage motorcyclist in Spring Hill on Sunday night.
WFLA reports details of the incident that occurred in the vicinity of Devlin Street and Cortez Boulevard.
According to the FHP’s investigation, a 57-year-old woman was driving an SUV shortly after 10 p.m. when she drove through a stop sign without yielding and struck the 18-year-old motorcycle rider. He was ejected from the motorcycle and collided with a pickup truck that was parked outside a bar on Cortez Boulevard.
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