Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Killed in I-275 Junction Crash
A Friday morning single-vehicle crash on I-275 left a 44-year-old Tampa man dead.

TAMPA, FL — A 44-year-old Tampa man is dead following an early Friday morning crash on Interstate 275.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Leonel Pena was heading westbound on Interstate 4 around 3:12 a.m. Oct. 14 on a Suzuki motorcycle. As Pena entered the junction to southbound Interstate 275, troopers say he failed to negotiate the curve and hit the guardrail.
Pena, a highway patrol report said, was thrown from the bike. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Pena was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the report noted.
Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol
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