ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A motorcyclist died early Monday morning when he flew off his bike on Interstate 275 northbound in St. Petersburg, a Florida Highway Patrol news release said.
The 33-year-old driver of Tampa-whose name FHP won’t release-took the 31st Street South exit ramp at 1:45 a.m. and on the curve lost control of his bike, troopers said.
The motorcyclist flew off the bike when it drove over into the median, troopers said.
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According to troopers, the body of the motorcyclist hit a guardrail after he was thrown off the bike.
Medical staff pronounced him dead at the crash location, troopers said.
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Following the man flying off his bike, it drove over the guardrail and into the inside lane of the southbound entrance ramp.
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Motorcyclist Flies Off Bike On I-275 In St. Pete, Killed: Troopers
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