Crime & Safety

Odessa Motorcyclist Killed in Crash

The accident took place on East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Moores Lake Road in Dover.

An early morning accident has left an Odessa motorcyclist dead.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Caleb Hodges, 20, was riding a 2005 Suzuki motorcycle on East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard around 2:30 a.m. today, April 17. As Hodges approached Moores Lake Road in the Dover area, his bike veered left of center and off the road. It struck a building on the northeast corner of the roadway.

Hodges, an Odessa resident, died at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, a sheriff’s office media release said.

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