Update Aug 3, 2022: Florida Highway Patrol says that a 79-year-old motorcyclist is killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on State Road
70 in DeSoto County.
Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a crash involving a semi-truck and motorcycle on State Road 70 Thursday morning.
According to FHP, the driver of the semi-truck was a 31-year-old man from Arcadia. He was driving down State Road 70 and as he approached Wuthrich Ave, a motorcycle was heading east.
The driver on the motorcycle, a 79-year-old man passed the semi-truck as it was initiating a left turn. The front of the motorcycle then collided with the left of the semi-truck.
The driver of the motorcycle was found separated from his vehicle and was sent to the hospital in critical condition.
FHP says the crash remains under investigation.
