Motorcyclist killed in crash on Goldenrod Road in Orange County, FHP says
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday night on Goldenrod Road in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just before 7:30 p.m. at Goldenrod Road (SR-551) and Rio Pinar Lakes Boulevard.
According to FHP, a 54-year-old man was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee southbound on Goldenrod Road in the left-turn lane near Rio Pinar Lakes Boulevard.
At the same time, a 24-year-old Orlando man was riding a 2015 KTM motorcycle northbound on Goldenrod Road in the outside lane.
Troopers say the Jeep driver turned left directly into the motorcycle’s path, and the two collided.
Both drivers were taken to a hospital, FHP said.
The motorcycle rider was pronounced dead.
The crash is under investigation.