HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Brandon motorcyclist is dead following an early morning crash on US-301 in Hillsborough County on Sunday.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 68-year-old man was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at around 2:44 a.m., heading north on the highway.
As he approached Stannum Street, the man missed a curve in the road, left the roadway, and struck a utility light pole.
The rider was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries, the FHP said.