MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 50-year-old Coral Gables man riding a motorcycle through Marion County was killed in a crash with a tree on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 11:40 a.m. as the man traveled south on SE 180th Avenue Road, approaching SE 183rd Avenue Road, troopers said.
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According to an FHP crash report, the man failed to negotiate a curve to the left and exited the roadway. The front of the motorcycle then truck a tree, the report states, adding the man was pronounced dead at the scene
Troopers believe the man was not wearing a helmet during the crash.
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