Information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol …
A 24-year-old Graceville, Florida man died of injuries sustained in a car/motorcycle accident May 5th on State Road 77.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 51-year-old unidentified male was traveling southbound in Vehicle 1 on State Road 77, and the motorcycle driver (Vehicle 2) was traveling southbound on the highway in front of the vehicle.
The motorcyclist began to slow in an attempt to turn right into a private drive when the front of Vehicle 1 collided with the motorcycle’s rear. After initial impact both vehicles became attached and continued to travel in a southern direction on State Road 77. Both vehicles came to final rest in the southbound travel lane facing in a southern direction and remained attached.