Bradenton Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash

BRADENTON, FL — A 39-year-old Bradenton man was killed over the weekend when he lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle and crashed into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The victim was identified on Sunday morning as Christopher J. Savaria.

Sgt. John Boos of the Florida Highway Patrol said Saturday that officials did not know whether the driver had been drinking prior to the Friday night crash that occurred around 9:17 p.m.

Boos said Savaria failed to negotiate a left curve and collided with a curb on the right side of 9th Street West before striking the tree along a grass shoulder.

Savaria was subsequently thrown from his motorcycle, but the vehicle kept moving and crashed into a parked vehicle, Boos said.

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