Bronson motorcyclist killed in Archer Road accident
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Bronson man was killed today while riding a motorcycle on Archer Road west of Gainesville.
According to a release from Florida Highway Patrol, at about 10:32 a.m. on August 28, a sedan driven by a 47-year-old Archer woman and a motorcycle driven by a 40-year-old Bronson man collided in the roadway as they were both traveling eastbound and attempting to pass other traffic. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist traveled off the roadway and hit a utility pole.
The motorcyclist was transported to UF Health, where he was pronounced deceased. The driver of the sedan was not injured. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet; no information was provided about whether the driver of the sedan was wearing a seatbelt.
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Not much to go on. Opposing or same direction?
Distracted drivers or just careless/crazy/reckless?
Passing or no passing zone?
We’ll have to wait for the rest of the story.
Until then, condolences and prayers to the families.
Both going east . Motorcycle was passing a long line of cars behind slow dump trucks at high speed when a sedan attempted to pass the trucks and cut off the motorcycle .
So sad
Rip Tim Theus
Motorcycle doing 150 was trying to pass a car going 60. the car was also just pulling out to pass traffic.
Only a guess.
Sounds about right
You’re wrong. He wasn’t speeding and she killed him. Show some respect.
There is a motorcyclist that continues to speed out of Gainesville going to Archer. We hear him/her just about every day reeved up and going like a bat out of heck as he passes our place just off Archer Road. We have been having to deal with that for about two years now.
It’s Meatloaf
There has been one around Archer for several years, I know his name but am gonna withhold posting it. Hit hit me passing a mail carrier on Christmas Eve about 4 years ago. FHP estimated him at 120 when he hit me, 308 ft before he came to rest.
rip cuz you’ll always be in my heart