Polk County, FL : 1 dead, 1 seriously hurt after 2 crashes involving motorcycles on U.S. Highway 98 North and Marcum Road on Sunday, 8th December, 2019

One motorcyclist is dead and another is hospitalized with serious injuries after two separate crashes Sunday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
The first crash happened just before 5 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 98 North and Marcum Road in north Lakeland.Joshua Rodriguez, 23, of Kissimmee, was driving a black 2014 Honda RS9 motorcycle at the front of a group of biker friends traveling southbound when he noticed the bikers behind him began turning around, according to witnesses and evidence gathered at the scene.

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