driver of the pickup truck was not injured, remained at the scene
A 54-year-old Rockledge man was killed Sunday afternoon in a crash involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Chamberlan Terrace, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — A 54-year-old Rockledge man was killed Sunday afternoon in a crash involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Chamberlan Terrace, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say the crash occurred around 2:16 p.m. when a 2015 Ford F-150, driven by an 83-year-old man from Barefoot Bay, was stopped at a stop sign on Chamberlan Terrace facing east at U.S. 1.
According to FHP investigators, the driver of the pickup attempted to make a left turn onto northbound U.S. 1 and entered the path of an oncoming motorcycle.
The motorcycle, a 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000, was traveling southbound in the inside lane as it approached the intersection.
Witnesses told troopers the motorcyclist appeared to be traveling above the posted speed limit prior to the crash.
Authorities say the front of the motorcycle collided with the left front of the pickup truck.
The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin had not been notified as of the time of this report.
The driver of the pickup truck was not injured, remained at the scene, and was wearing a seatbelt, according to FHP.
The crash remains under investigation by FHP, with both a crash investigator and a homicide investigator assigned to the case.
