CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old riding a skateboard in the middle of a Fleming Island street early Saturday morning died after he was struck by a motorcycle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say Kyle Klocek was on a skateboard in the westbound travel lane of Bald
Eagle Road near Lake Terrance Lane about 1 a.m. when he was struck by a westbound motorcycle ridden by Arthur Zimmerly, of Jacksonville.
Recommended Videos
Klocek died at the scene.
The motorcycle overturned, throwing Zimmerly onto the road. He was transported to UF Health Jacksonville with life-threatening injuries.
According to the FHP accident report, Bald Eagle Road is not lighted. As part of the investigation, blood-alcohol tests on both Zimmerly and Klocek were conducted and the results are pending.