23-year-old man killed in Archer Road motorcycle accident
Press release from Gainesville Police Department
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at approximately 6:31 a.m., the Combined Communication Center (CCC) received several calls in reference to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV in the area of SW Archer Road & Clark Butler Boulevard. Several units responded to the aforementioned area and located the driver of the motorcycle in the roadway with obvious signs of head trauma. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the motorcycle was identified as a 23-year-old male (next of kin notified). A GPD traffic homicide investigator arrived on scene and conducted a traffic homicide investigation. The investigation is ongoing. As of this writing, the cause of the accident and any charges are still under investigation.
Very sad…
I have a son the same age…
But what happened?
Will we ever know???
Why do we get these headlines and no details that might, just *might* make is drive or ride safer??
We don’t even get enough details to send a sympathy card anymore…
Ran a red light, probably not wearing a helmet
would not put $ on it, but I thought I saw a helmet near the wrecked motorcycle
wait to see what the investigation says”
My heart felt condolences to the family and friends of this young man. What a sad loss.
Frankly, when a motorcycle is hit, or hits as the case may be, an SUV going much of any speed, it doesn’t matter if the kid had a helmet on or not odds are the motorcyclist is going to die.