PUTNAM COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man riding a moped was killed in an accident in Putnam County Monday morning.
According to WJXT, state troopers responded to the scene in the area of State Road 20 and Wippletree Road in Interlachen after the incident took place at about 11:19 a.m.
Investigators said an SUV and a moped were both headed west on State Road 20 when the SUV struck the rear of the moped.
The moped rider, a 58-year-old man, went off the roadway and into the grass shoulder. The rider suffered fatal injuries. The 64-year-old SUV driver was not hurt in the crash.
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