GAINESVILLE, FL (352today.com) – A 31-year-old man was killed early Tuesday morning at a roundabout intersection along SW 75th Street in Gainesville.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the man was riding northbound on SW 75th Street at around 1:45 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, October 20, 2026, when he reached the roundabout intersection at SW 17th Road.
For undisclosed reasons, the motorcycle struck a center dividing curb and traveled straight through the roundabout embankment. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle on the far side of the embankment.
The rider “did not survive injuries related to this incident,” according to the FHP report. It is unclear whether the man was pronounced dead at the scene or was transported to a hospital.
This is at least the fifth fatality from a single-vehicle crash in the North Central Florida region that 352Today has reported on this year.
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