21-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash with tow truck on I-4 in Volusia County

DeLand man dies in 2-vehicle wreck near SR-44

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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 21-year-old DeLand man was killed Monday night when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a tow truck on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The fatal wreck happened around 8:15 p.m. on I-4 west at mile marker 119 near State Road 44.

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The FHP said the DeLand man was riding his motorcycle west on I-4 when he changed lanes, failed to observe a tow truck ahead of him and struck the back of it.

The motorcyclist was airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center and later died, according to an FHP crash report.

The tow truck driver was not injured and stayed at the scene, troopers said.


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