CLEARWATER, FL – According to FOX 13, a motorcyclist was killed in a wreck on Florida 580 near Rigsby Lane on Tuesday.
A man was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle east on Florida 580 when he lost control of the vehicle near Rigsby Lane and slammed into a concrete median. He was ejected from the bike in the crash.
First responders transported the victim to an area hospital, where he died.
AUBURNDALE, FL – According to ABC Action News, a driver fatally collided with a motorcyclist at Magnolia Avenue and McKean Street on Saturday.
A sedan driver and the motorcyclist were heading west on Magnolia Avenue when they crashed near McKean Street around 12:41 a.m.
The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike during the wreck.
VENICE, FL – According to WFLA, a motorcyclist died following a two-vehicle collision on Englewood Road near Circlewood Drive on Friday.
A 60-year-old man was riding a Harley-Davidson north on Englewood Road when he tried to go around traffic by entering the left turn lane, and he slammed into the back of a pickup truck towing a trailer.
The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike in the collision.
PINELLAS PARK, FL – A driver struck and injured a motorcyclist on the 11800 block of US 19 North on Thursday, according to ABC Action News.
First responders transported the motorcyclist to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Following the collision, the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.
DAVENPORT, FL – According to ABC Action News, a driver struck and killed a motorcyclist near Interstate 4 and US 27 early Saturday morning.
A man was riding a blue Suzuki motorcycle with a woman passenger when he took the exit from westbound Interstate 4 to southbound US 27 around 2:45 a.m.
The driver of a white Toyota Tundra was exiting a motel on Interstate 4 when he collided with the motorcyclist.
TAMPA, FL – A motorcyclist was hurt after hitting a truck on West Hillsborough Avenue between North Himes Avenue and North Dale Mabry Highway on Sunday, according to ABC Action News.
The two drivers collided around 4 p.m.
First responders transported the motorcyclist to an area hospital with serious injuries.
CLEARWATER, FL – A 27-year-old man operating a motorcycle lost his life after crashing into a barrier off U.S. 19 North Monday, WTSP reports.
Clearwater police and Clearwater Fire and Rescue responded to the scene of the motorcycle crash after midnight and were told by an eyewitness that the motorcyclist was allegedly speeding, which caused him to lose control of his bike and succumb to his injuries at the scene.
Authorities have since identified the biker as Leon Webb. Officials issued a several-hour-long shutdown and have reopened all lanes since.
SARASOTA, FL – A 35-year-old man was killed in a serious motorcycle crash that happened south of Sarasota Christian School in Fruitville Wednesday.
According to new details from My SunCoast, the events unfolded just before 6:30 p.m. when the 35-year-old man had lost control of his motorcycle while traveling on Turtle Creek Lane. He went into the median and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old woman, a local.
The man was thrown from his motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries at the scene.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A man riding a motorcycle died after crashing into a traffic sign in the Disston Heights neighborhood early Friday morning.
According to WFLA, St. Petersburg Police responded to the intersection of 22nd Avenue North and 47th Street North just after midnight. Prior to succumbing to his injuries, the man was ejected from his bike.
Officers pronounced the victim dead at the scene and are actively working to determine what caused him to lose control of his motorcycle.
MYAKKA CITY, FL – A motorcyclist lost his life, and a pickup truck driver sustained minor wounds following a crash on State Road 70 last Thursday, Feb 13.
The Herald-Tribune said the events unraveled before 7 a.m. when the motorcyclist, 25, tried to pass some vehicles in front of him while coming onto eastbound State Road 70. As he was merging, that’s when he struck the Chevy Silverado towing a trailer.
Authorities said the truck driver was trying to turn left into RV Guru, LLC when the motorcyclist hit the trailer. The impact had thrown the motorcyclist from his bike, and he perished at the scene.
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