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A person’s Harley-Davidson take a look at drive led to a deadly crash at a Florida dealership, police mentioned.
In a press launch, the Titusville Police Division mentioned that officers responded to the Miracle Metropolis Harley-Davidson location when the deadly accident occurred on Monday at roughly 4:15 p.m.
Police mentioned that an investigation revealed that the unidentified man was test-driving a bike at a close-by procuring middle when he had a deadly accident.
Authorities mentioned that the person “misplaced management” of a 2014 motorbike he was test-driving and crashed into the outside wall of an unoccupied storefront.
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Harley-Davidson bikes stand in a row on the sideline of a avenue in Ruedesheim, Germany, the place contributors of the worldwide Harley-Davidson assembly “Magic-Bike” gathered. ( AP Photograph/Daniel Roland)
The sufferer was transported to an area hospital the place he succumbed to his accidents and was pronounced deceased at roughly 4:40 p.m., police mentioned.
There have been no different accidents or automobiles concerned within the site visitors crash.
The Titusville Police Division mentioned that the person was test-driving a bike from the Miracle Metropolis Harley-Davidson location. (Google Maps)
Kenny, an avid motorcyclist, advised FOX 35 that the sufferer was not sporting a helmet on the time of the accident.
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“There’s no safety. If any person bumps you in a automobile, you get a dent in a door. They bump you on this factor, you in all probability lose a leg,” he mentioned.
Harley-Davidson emblem is seen close to the shop in Krakow, Poland on January 24, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto by way of Getty Pictures)
Christopher Maglione, a witness who works within the Titus Touchdown space, advised FOX 35 that the motorbike was “going the mistaken manner” down the close by avenue.
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“I’m extremely shocked. I’ve by no means heard of something like that occuring on this plaza earlier than ever,” Maglione mentioned.
Fox Information has reached out to Harley-Davidson Bikes for remark.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital and Fox Enterprise.
She is a local of Massachusetts and relies in Orlando, Florida.
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