SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Troopers are investigating a deadly crash from over the weekend involving an elderly man and woman.
Investigators said an 84-year-old man from Carlisle, Ohio, died Sunday in a motorcycle crash on southbound I-75 near the 306 Milepost.
The accident occurred as the rider exited the interstate into a rest area and failed to negotiate a curve.
Troopers said the rider, operating a Honda Goldwing, left the roadway and collided with an embankment in a drainage retention area.
An 80-year-old woman from Eaton, Ohio, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, suffered serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital.
Troopers said the cause of the crash in under investigation.
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