Motorcyclist killed in Archer Road crash
Staff report from Florida Highway Patrol release
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 33-year-old Gainesville man was killed this morning in a crash on Archer Road.
At about 6:57 a.m. on July 23, the 33-year-old man was riding a motorcycle westbound at a high rate of speed on SW Archer Road near SW 48th Drive when a sedan driven by a 72-year-old Gainesville man turned left from an eastbound lane into a business driveway.
As the sedan began its left turn, the front of the motorcycle hit the right front side of the sedan. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the driver of the sedan was transported to an emergency room with non-life-threatening injuries.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, and the driver of the sedan was wearing a seatbelt.
Surprised there aren’t more MC crashes. Horrible speeders, especially those “crotch rockets”
It was so sad, Prayers to his family
Drove by this today. It was terrible. God bless everyone involved.
We deal with speeding motorcycles in this area on a daily basis. During the evening and early morning hours, they often perform wheelies while racing down Archer road. Street racing is also a frequent issue, especially down the entrance to Celebration Pointe. The noise from these activities can be heard every weekend without fail. We never see a law enforcement presence to try and curb this ongoing issue.
Response to “Road Laws Apply to All.” Law enforcement officers are prohibited from pursuing motorcyclist that flee from them unless they have committed a heinous violent crime. Guess who gets sued and disowned by their employer if they pursue a motorcycle that crashes and kills or seriously injured someone….the officer that simply tried to conduct a traffic stop on the speeding motorcycle. The local motorcyclist have been aware of those agency policies for years and therefore, they flee all the time and the officer does not pursue out of fear of termination and being sued as an individual.
That does not stop him getting the tag number and find an owner to motorcycle and hold them responsible
GH, motorcycle tags are 4″x7″ and really can’t be clearly seen past 25 yards. What are the odds that a LEO will be close enough to ascertain the necessary information from a motorcyclist going 60-100mph down Archer Rd or 39th Ave??
I’ve seen motorcyclists who have pop-up tags. They flip them up when they’re weaving in and out of traffic and passing other vehicles in the bicycle lanes.
Those are the ones who give other riders a bad rap. They’re the ones who should end up somewhere besides the roadways.
They don’t even run tags on their bikes.
Old people do not need to be driving if they can’t see and drive correctly. he just turned in front of this guy ending his life because he can’t see right and has slow instincts and movements. They need to be re tested once reaching a certain age honestly. This is so sad.
What do you think they’re trying not say with “high rate of speed on SW Archer Road”? Sounds like there’s plenty of blame to go around… and unlike what the DOT nimrods keep preaching, the smallest entity in any potential collision bears most of the responsibility for their own safety.
The age of the driver would not have mattered, as the motorcycle driver was flying at a high rate of speed. The driver never saw him coming because the motorcycle wasn’t even in sight when the car driver started to turn.
Neither do drivers who have no regard for anyone else in the road.. speeders, texters,etc..
He was driving at a high rate of speed per the article. Sadly…he played a part in this accident
So you gonna blame the driver of the car because a damn idiot on a motorcycle was traveling a high rate of speed
Motorcycles at high speed at night put all drivers at a disadvantage. The velocity of the single light source of MC headlamp is nearly impossible to judge.
@ Day: here are some facts for you, since you obviously just give your own opinion as fact.
1. Drivers between 25 and 34 are involved in the most fatal auto accidents by age group. Drivers 65 or older are the least likely to be involved in a fatal car accident https://www.autoinsurance.org/age-groups-fatal-crashes/
You might consider knowing the facts rather than just giving your opinion as fact. Here are a couple of facts for you.
1. drivers between 25 and 34 are involved in the most fatal auto accidents by age group.
https://www.autoinsurance.org/age-groups-fatal-crashes/
“High rate of speed.” Where have we seen that before?
Instead of some of those motorcycles being called “Ninjas,” they should call them “Kamikazes.”
Definitely more appropriate with the way some of those dummies drive them.
I ride a motorcycle and to be honest I have to contantly look out for the others on the road. People pull out of side streets without stopping, they do right turns at red lights without stopping all the time. Motorcycles aren’t the only speeders in G’ville. With no Police or Sheriffs presence there are many who speed especially on Archer Rd. I’ve almost been hit several times because drivers that text or don’t look when changing lanes. It’s even worse near the college no matter what road you are on down there. Not all motorcyclist speed. It’s very sad hearing about this rider. At 60mph a car or motorcycle travels 88ft. per second a lot can happen in 1 second, depending on the skill of the rider it would take then 120-140 feet to stop. But those driving a car don’t care about that if you can’t see or don’t recognize the traveling motorcycle.
Because it involves a bike (motor cycle) most readers equate it with “high rate of speed” who gave that quote? More than likely another cage (auto) driver. I’m not saying it wasn’t the guy in the car, but sure a sh*t wasn’t the bike rider, who was not at fault here, as usual. when you pull out in front of a bike, the rider has very little time, and ground contact, (two small tire surfaces) with which to stop, when they have the right of way. So hold your, no knowledge of bike riding to your self. We all know auto drivers never travel at a “high rate of speed”
I guess you missed the part of article that said motorcycle was traveling a high rate of speed
Stupid games, stupid prizes.
Motorcyclist needs to slow down too. I was at the red light before when a motorcycle came flying up behind me and almost crashed into my car. The light changed they rode in the middle on the yellow line and hopped in front of plenty of cars smh scary to see that but praying for everyone involved 🙏
LORD JESUS Please be with his family to give them Peace. 🙏 🙏
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Prayers of Strength with the driver of the vehicle.
He was the sweetest and level headed person, he finally felt like he was getting where and what he wanted in life. He was a brother, a son and a damn good friend. He was headed to work and lost his life. While blame is there it’s not going to bring back his life. Instead all his friends and family now navigate this. Yes he was on a bike, and probably speeding like EVERY person does. But cars never watch for bikes like they need. Iv sadly been to, to many riders funerals. Fly high to my anime nut and amazing friend!