photo by: Florida Highway Patrol
A motorcyclist died Saturday night after crashing into an SUV and being thrown off the Gandy Bridge into Tampa Bay.
The Florida Highway Patrol said at around 10:35 p.m., a 23-year-old Pinellas Park man was speeding on a motorcycle westbound on the Gandy Bridge.
At the same time, a 41-year-old Orlando man in a Hyundai Tucson was also traveling westbound on the bridge.
Troopers said the motorcyclist struck the vehicle near the Pinellas County line.
That’s when the bike struck the outside barrier wall and burst into flames, as the man was thrown into Tampa Bay.
The motorcyclist was later found dead by Tampa Police divers in the water.
The SUV driver was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Source: wfla
