Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing Into Fence Near Myakka City: FHP

Bradenton FL

15 July, 2021

9:02 AM

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MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A Bradenton man was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle while riding it near Myakka City Sunday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release. The 57-year-old was traveling east on 289th Street East, north of 104th Drive East, when he lost control just before 5 p.m. The motorcyclist failed to negotiate a left curve, traveled off the roadway and crashed into a wooden fence, the FHP said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the crash remains under investigation.