SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A 22-year-old Dade City man was tragically killed in a motorcycle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Sumter County. The fatal collision occurred around 5:00 PM on County Road 476B.
According to preliminary reports from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the Dade City man was operating a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and traveling northbound on CR-476B at a high rate of speed. Ahead of him, a tractor-trailer, driven by a 67-year-old Bushnell man, was also heading northbound on CR-476B but was stopped in traffic, waiting to turn onto County Road 631.
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Investigators say that the motorcyclist was unable to stop in time to avoid the collision, resulting in the Harley-Davidson striking the rear of the stopped tractor-trailer.
The Dade City man suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash and was pronounced deceased. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not reported to have sustained injuries.
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