A 20-year-old Ocala man was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash involving a motorcycle and a semi tractor-trailer in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 4:45 a.m. at the intersection of Marion Oaks Boulevard and Marion Oaks Drive.
According to the FHP report, the motorcyclist was traveling north on Marion Oaks Boulevard at a high rate of speed as he approached the intersection. At the same time, a semi tractor-trailer driven by a 44-year-old man from Oakland Park was stopped at a stop sign on Marion Oaks Drive.
As the semi turned right to head north onto Marion Oaks Boulevard, the motorcycle collided with the left front wheel and axle area of the truck.
The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased, the report states. The driver of the semi was not injured.
No additional details have been released.
