Crime & Safety
Dunedin Woman Killed In Collision With Deer Out Of State
Michelle Lee Beach of Dunedin was thrown from her motorcycle after hitting a deer while traveling in Maryland.
DUNEDIN, FL — A 53-year-old Dunedin woman traveling in Maryland was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday, authorities said.
Michelle Lee Beach of Dunedin was riding a motorcycle when she struck a deer near Gaithersburg, Maryland, about 8:43 p.m. Sunday, a police news release said.
Montgomery County (Maryland) Police said Beach was following another motorcyclist south on Beallsville Road on her 2007 Suzuki GXSR 600 motorcycle when she hit the deer.
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Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel discovered Beach had been thrown from her motorcycle after hitting the deer. She was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, and later pronounced dead, police said.
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