Crime & Safety

Motorcycle Crash Blocks Portion of Countryway Boulevard

An evening crash leaves a motorcyclist in critical condition and a road blocked.

A crash involving a Hyundai and a motorcyclist occurred Friday evening at 6 p.m. on Countryway Boulevard, just north of Linebaugh Avenue, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff's spokesman Larry McKinnon.

Few details are available at this time regarding the crash. The motorcyclist was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital with life threatening injuries. As of 10 p.m., a portion of Countryway Boulevard remained blocked to motorists. Sheriffs deputies continue to investigate the case.

Editor's note: This article was updated at 11:33 a.m. April 14 with the correct information about the car involved and the hospital where the motorcyclist was taken for treatment.

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