West Virginia motorcyclist thrown into concrete pole, killed in Port St. John Wednesday night
A 26-year-old West Virginia man was killed Wednesday night in Port St. John when his motorcycle was hit by an SUV, throwing him into a concrete pole, highway troopers said.
The Lost Creek, West Virginia man was driving his 2020 Yamaha motorcycle south on U.S. 1 just before 6:14 p.m. Wednesday when a 2022 Toyota RAV4, driven by a 59-year-old Cocoa woman, began to turn onto Palm Street from the northbound lane of U.S. 1, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The motorcyclist, who witnesses said was driving above the speed limit, split the lane between two vehicles, entering the path of the RAV4.
The RAV4 struck the motorcyclist, throwing the man from his motorcycle, troopers said. Both the man and the motorcycle were thrown into a concrete pole.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers did not know if he was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
The woman was uninjured and remained at the crash site.
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FHP did not release the name of those involved in the crash, citing Marsy's Law passed in 2018.
Introduced in memory of a young woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Marsy’s Law was created to give crime victims a slate of rights, including protecting them and their families from harassment by their attackers.
Some law enforcement officials have interpreted the statute as applying to any victim, as well as to law enforcement officers being entitled to privacy and having their identity protected.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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