MELBOURNE, Fla. – A motorcyclist was killed Friday night on Interstate 95 in Brevard County after he and his passenger were ejected in a crash on the northbound exit ramp to U.S. 192, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The 52-year-old man and his passenger, a 48-year-old woman, both of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, were thrown from the motorcycle when it locked up, overturned and struck the back of a car that was stopped on the off ramp around 8 p.m., troopers said.
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The man was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, while his passenger suffered minor injuries, FHP said. The woman was wearing a helmet, but the man was not, records show.
Troopers said the fatal crash is still under investigation.