Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Killed On Gulf Boulevard In St. Pete Beach

A 45-year-old motorcyclist has died following a crash early Sunday morning in St. Pete Beach.

ST. PETE BEACH, FL — A 45-year-old motorcyclist has died following a crash early Sunday morning in St. Pete Beach.

According to Pinellas County sheriff's deputies, 57-year-old Kenan Rader was driving a Ford pickup truck north and Eric Babb was heading south on Gulf Boulevard on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Deputies said Rader was making a left turn into a parking lot when the two collided. Witnesses say Babb was traveling at a high speed before the crash.

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He was taken to the Palms of Pasadena Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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