The rider lost control of his motorcycle “for unknown reasons” while traveling south on U.S. HWY 19 Sunday afternoon.
Ocala police are still investigating the situation.
Two Cross City men were headed east on CR 340 when they entered the path of a semi headed north on U.S. HWY 129.
Rashad Lott was arrested in a drive-thru on October 16, 2024, for trespass and resisting without violence; prosecutors dropped the charges, and a pending federal lawsuit now turns on what officers said before they pulled him from the car.
Patrick Marquelle Turner was incarcerated in Georgia when he allegedly used a smuggled cellphone to scam a Marion County resident out of $10,000.
The subject, later identified as 25-year-old Mason Clifton, was eventually located hiding in a nearby shed and arrested.
Marion Oaks residents urged county leaders to curb illegal ATV trespassing on power-line easements and other private or county-owned property after dozens of sheriff’s calls and rising safety concerns.
This incident occurred Sunday evening in Marion Oaks.
The driver was the only occupant of a pickup that left the roadway while traveling south on SR 25.
Downed trees and power lines wreaked havoc in Ocala on Saturday, and more storms are predicted for the evening.