Motorcyclist, 66, dies after Marion County crash with pickup truck

Fatal wreck happened on SR-326 near NE 25th Avenue

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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 66-year-old motorcyclist died days after a crash with a pickup truck in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday on State Road 326 near NE 25th Avenue outside Ocala.

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According to an FHP crash report, the Ocklawaha man was traveling east on SR-326 when a pickup truck driven by a 61-year-old Citra man heading north on NE 25th Avenue drove in front of him.

The motorcycle struck the back of the truck, and the rider was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he died on Sunday.

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Troopers said the driver of the truck violated the motorcyclist’s right of way.

The truck driver and his passenger, an 83-year-old Citra woman, were both uninjured.


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