Crime & Safety

Riverview Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash On U.S. Highway 301

The Florida Highway Patrol investigated a crash that killed a motorcyclist over the weekend in Riverview.

BLOOMINGDALE — RIVERVIEW, FL — A 42-year-old Riverview man was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday evening on U.S. Highway 301, a Florida Highway Patrol news release said.

A car driven by a 20-year-old woman headed northbound on U.S. 301 at 5:50 p.m. when she turned in front of the motorcyclist at the Pleasant Living Park Drive U-turn, according to investigators.

The victim crashed into her car and died at the location of the crash, troopers said.

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The driver of the car experienced minor injuries.

*Due to Marsy's Law, the Florida Highway Patrol will not release the name of the victim.

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