ORANGE PARK, Fla. — UPDATED JULY 9: The Florida Highway Patrol says the motorcycle flipped over in the grass median on Wells Road near Eldridge Avenue.
It happened after the driver didn’t make a right-hand curve in the road.
Troopers say the vehicle was in the left lane when the driver lost control and hit a raised curb in the middle of the road. The motorcycle flipped, and the driver was thrown out.
The driver landed just a little past the overturned bike in the grass.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
The Florida Highway Patrol says a motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Orange Park.
It happened on Wells Road at Eldridge Avenue.
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FHP’s crash map says troopers arrived at the scene around 8:18 P.M. Tuesday night. The rider was taken to a hospital, but later died.
The crash appears to have only involved the motorcycle.
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