BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Cocoa Beach motorcyclist died after crashing into a Brevard County sheriff's deputy's patrol vehicle in Cape Canaveral Tuesday afternoon, Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The crash took place just before 2 p.m., when the motorcyclist, 33-year-old Ronald Lutrario, was riding eastbound on East Central Boulevard above the speed limit, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. Deputy Carmine Siniscal, 67, was driving his patrol car westbound on the road and attempted to make a left turn onto Circle Drive, according to troopers.
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Siniscal drove in front of the unidentified motorcyclist, FHP reported. The front of the Honda motorcycle reportedly struck the right side of the deputy's Dodge Charger.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, according to troopers. He was transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The crash is under investigation.