LAKELAND, Fla. – A 28-year-old Lakeland man died Monday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a FedEx truck on Tom Costine Road.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the two-vehicle crash, which occurred around 4:30 p.m. near Ridgeglen Circle West, north of Lakeland.
Brandon Michael Bailey was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after arrival. He was riding a 2003 Honda motorcycle.
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The driver of the FedEx truck, 35-year-old Juan Cruz Rivera of Poinciana, was not injured and cooperated with the investigation.
According to the preliminary investigation, the FedEx truck was traveling eastbound on Tom Costine Road, with Bailey’s motorcycle also traveling eastbound behind it at a high rate of speed.
As the truck began to make a left turn into a driveway, Bailey attempted to pass the truck on the left, crossing a double-yellow line, which indicated a no-passing zone.
Bailey’s motorcycle then collided with the rear passenger side of the truck.
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Tom Costine Road was closed for approximately three hours while deputies investigated the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.
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