Orange County, FL : Motorcyclist dead in southeast Orange County crash on Friday, 12th February 2021

A 43-year-old Orlando man died Friday afternoon when a tanker trailer turned in front of his motorcycle on Hoffner Avenue in southeast Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Around 3:45 p.m., the motorcyclist was riding eastbound in the outside lane of Hoffner Avenue when a tanker trailer driving in the inside lane made a wide right turn onto Beatles Lane, partially blocking the motorcyclist’s path, FHP’s Lt. Kim Montes said.

The motorcyclist, who had the right of way, hit the right side of the trailer, Montes said.

The man died Friday at a local hospital. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, according to a release.

The driver of the tanker trailer, a 47-year-old Orlando man, was not injured in the crash. Neither man has been publicly identified.

Katie Rice is a breaking news reporter on the Orlando Sentinel’s Justice & Safety team. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in 2019 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018 with degrees in journalism and Hispanic literature and culture.

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