Bicyclist dies in traffic crash

The Florida Highway Patrol said the bike swerved into a travel lane and was hit by a pickup truck.


[Photo courtesy Florida Highway Patrol]

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Posted August 6, 2024 | By Andy Fillmore, andy@ocalagazette.com

A 76-year-old Ocala man died after the bicycle he was riding on Maricamp Road veered into traffic and was struck by a pickup truck the morning of Aug. 6, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

According to the FHP press release, the bicycle ridden by the man on the north paved shoulder of Maricamp Road (County Road 464) just east of Lake Road “suddenly swerved into the outside travel lane of westbound County Road 464” and the right front corner of a pickup truck traveling westbound in the outside lane of CR 464 collided with the bicycle.

The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene by officials with Marion County Fire Rescue.

The press release indicated the crash occurred around 6:41 a.m. and the 31-year-old pickup truck driver from Ocala, who was not injured, was wearing a seat belt. The victim was not wearing a helmet.

 

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