HENDRY COUNTY

Florida Highway Patrol confirmed a deadly single-vehicle crash in Hendry County. This happened near the intersection of SR-80 and Everhigh Acres Rd.

Just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, FHP says the 79-year-old Pembroke Pines man was driving his motorcycle east on SR-80.

The man failed to correctly navigate a curve in the road and left the roadway. Then, his motorcycle hit a guardrail.

The crash threw him from his motorcycle.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Florida Highway Patrol no longer releases the names of those involved in crashes, citing Marsy’s Law.

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