LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A Tampa motorcyclist was killed in a Land O’ Lakes crash on Sunday after he hit a utility pole, authorities said.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 35-year-old was riding a Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Ehren Cutoff at a high rate of speed at about 9:35 a.m.
At the intersection of Tower Road, the motorcyclist lost control of the bike and left the roadway, running into a utility pole.
He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
