A 45-year-old motorcyclist involved in a single-vehicle crash in New Port Richey on Tuesday evening, May 3, is fighting for his life. The biker was eastbound on Trouble Creek Road when the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says his 2006 Suzuki veered off the road near Rowan Road. The St. Petersburg Times reports the man was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control and was thrown from the bike onto a concrete curb. He was taken to Bayfront Medical Center. His condition is reported to be life-threatening, and according to FHP, he was not wearing a helmet.
Let’s pray that this man pulls through his devastating injuries.
Florida Motorcycle Accidents
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reports that motorcycle deaths in Florida decreased in 2009 by more than 24 percent to 402 deaths for both riders and passengers. Nationally, motorcycle traffic fatalities dropped by 2.4 percent, according to preliminary data by the Governors Highway Safety Association repo [...]
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