Overview
- A 68-year-old motorcyclist died after rear-ending a sedan on U.S. 41 around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday when the car slowed to turn, and the sedan driver was seriously injured.
- Just after 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, a 76-year-old man walking in the inside lane of State Road 326 was struck by a car and later died at the hospital while the driver was not hurt.
- Shortly before 1:30 a.m., a man on the U.S. 27 overpass of I-75 stepped into southbound lanes and was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer at the scene, according to FHP.
- Troopers say the drivers of the striking vehicles were wearing seat belts and were not fatally injured, investigators have confirmed deaths but have not released full causal determinations or all victim details.
- FHP continues its open investigations and officials say the reports raise concerns about nighttime visibility and pedestrian safety on major Marion County roadways.