Multi-State Motorcycle Crashes
Four Fatal Motorcycle Crashes Reported Across Florida, Texas and Colorado Over the Weekend
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Four fatal motorcycle crashes were reported in Florida, Texas and Colorado. In Sumter County, Florida, a 40-year-old rider died after his motorcycle struck a pickup that turned left as he was passing. In Arlington, an 18-year-old motorcyclist died after hitting the rear of a car on I-20; investigators believe he was traveling at high speed. Near Fairplay, Colorado, a woman died in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 285 after attempting to pass an SUV and colliding with an oncoming vehicle. In Houston’s Greenspoint area, a motorcyclist died in a crash on the ramp from southbound I-45 to the westbound North Sam Houston Tollway; deputies investigated and blocked a lane.
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In the Sumter County crash, the motorcycle was a Yamaha and the pickup was a Ford F-150; the collision happened near County Road 416N while both vehicles were traveling west on County Road 470.
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In Arlington, the crash occurred around 1 a.m. near Bowman Springs Road. The Honda Civic driver was also taken to a hospital with injuries police did not consider life-threatening, after the car struck construction barriers.
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Colorado State Patrol said its vehicular crimes unit was investigating the Fairplay-area crash and had not determined its cause. The Lexus and Toyota drivers were not injured.
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The Colorado closure extended for about seven miles of U.S. 285, between mile markers 203 and 210, roughly 20 miles north of Fairplay; officials advised drivers to use alternate routes.
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