CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A 62-year-old woman from Lecanto died late Thursday night following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Citrus County. According to reports from the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred on April 2, 2026, at approximately 10:45 PM.
The woman was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle southbound on County Road 491.
Investigators determined that as she approached a section of the road just south of Leisure Boulevard, she failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle left the pavement and traveled off the roadway, where it struck a mailbox and overturned.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly after the crash, but the rider had already succumbed to her injuries. She was pronounced dead at the site of the accident.
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The Florida Highway Patrol has not released the identity of the woman pending further investigation and family notification. No other vehicles or individuals were involved in the collision.
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