LAKE COUNTY, FL – A man died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with an SUV in Lake County Wednesday afternoon, according to WKMG.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the vehicles crashed on U.S. Highway 27 at Green Cove Boulevard at 2:47 p.m. The FHP said a woman was driving an SUV south on U.S. 27 when she tried to make a left turn onto Green Cove Boulevard. The SUV entered the path of the northbound motorcyclist and struck the bike.
The motorcycle rider, a 51-year-old man from Clermont, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The driver of the SUV, a 51-year-old Clermont woman, was not injured and stayed at the scene.
State troopers are continuing to investigate the wreck.
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