Motorcyclist Killed, Another Seriously Injured in I-75 Crash: FL Troopers

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — A 42-year-old Odessa man was killed early Sunday after two motorcycles collided on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

The crash happened around 1:20 a.m. on northbound I-75 near milepost 266.

Two Harley-Davidson motorcycles collided and overturned in the highway's travel lanes around 1:20 a.m. on northbound I-75 near milepost 266.

The riders — a 42-year-old Odessa man and a 49-year-old Spring Hill man — suffered serious injuries and were lying in the roadway after the crash, FHP said.

A 28-year-old Mulberry woman driving a Chevrolet Cruze stopped to help the injured motorcyclists, parking in the inside emergency lane.

A 22-year-old Wesley Chapel woman driving a Dodge Challenger then collided with the 42-year-old motorcyclist who was lying in the roadway, killing him, troopers said.

The Challenger then left the travel lanes and struck the unoccupied Cruze.

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