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Hernando County motorcyclist killed after crash with truck on SR 50

A 58-year-old man from Brooksville died Friday when his motorcycle struck the truck that was doing a U-turn. .
A 58-year-old man from Brooksville died Friday, March 17, 2023 after a truck making a U-Turn hit him on a motorcycle on State Road 50.
A 58-year-old man from Brooksville died Friday, March 17, 2023 after a truck making a U-Turn hit him on a motorcycle on State Road 50. [ Photo illustration| Times ]
Published March 18

A Brooksville man died Friday night after a crash on State Road 50 in Hernando County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The 58-year-old man was riding a motorcycle going east on SR 50 when a truck was making a U-turn at the intersection of Medical Center Drive, a news release stated. The motorcyclist hit the right side of the truck.

The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital and died from his crash injuries, the release said. The 52-year-old truck driver, from Spring Hill, had no injuries.