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Man dies in Palatka motorcycle crash

File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020)

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A man who was driving a motorcycle in Palatka on Saturday night died in a single-vehicle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP said the 35-year-old man was driving east on Carole Road near South Palm Avenue around 9:30 p.m. when he failed to maintain control of the motorcycle and it overturned onto its side.

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The motorcycle and the unidentified driver slid through the intersection of Carole Road and South Palm Avenue, FHP said and hit a fence before coming to rest in a yard.

FHP said the man was not wearing a helmet.


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