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A 22-year-old Gainesville man was killed when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve on SW 45th Street and collided with a light pole on Wednesday afternoon.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the man was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle south on SW 45th Street just south of SW 36th Road (SW Archer Road) at 1:05 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve, entered the median, ran over several shrubs and collided with a light pole.
Emergency responders transported him to UF Health Shands Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol Gainesville motorcycle fatality SW 36th Road SW 45th Street SW Archer Road uf health shands hospital
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