LONGWOOD, Fla. – Two of the travel lanes on the eastbound side of Interstate 4 were closed due to a motorcycle accident in which the rider lost control and crashed.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the accident happened around 12:10 p.m. Sunday at mile marker 95 about a mile east of State Road 434 in Longwood.
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The Florida Highway Patrol said Juan Santos de la Torre, 22, was driving his motorcycle east on I-4 when he lost control, was thrown from his bike and struck the center guardrail. He was pronounced dead at a Central Florida hospital.
One lane remained open which backed up traffic for a couple of miles.
The accident is under investigation.
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