MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A man riding a motorcycle through Marion County was killed in a crash early Thursday with a sedan that violated his right of way, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 4:10 a.m. at the intersection of SW 80th Avenue and SW 80th Street, troopers said.
According to an FHP crash report, the motorcyclist — identified as a 37-year-old Citrus Springs man — was riding north on SW 80th Avenue as a sedan being driven by an 87-year-old Ocala woman traveled south on the same road, both of them approaching the SW 80th Street intersection.
As the motorcyclist entered the intersection, the woman turned left in front of him, “thus violating (his) right-of-way,” the report states.
The man and the motorcycle were thrown onto the northeast grass shoulder while the sedan came to rest obstructing the intersection, according to FHP.
The woman was hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries while the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at HCA Hospital Ocala, the report states.
Troopers believe the woman was wearing a seat belt during the crash, adding it was unknown whether the man was wearing a helmet.
FHP is still investigating.
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