POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A North Lakeland motorcycle crash on Saturday night claimed the life of a 26-year-old fugitive riding a stolen bike, according to investigators. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the rider as Kyle Cole, a New Port Richey man who had been on the run since a violent encounter with deputies just a week prior.
The accident occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Knights Station Road. Witnesses told deputies Cole was tailgating another vehicle on a 2024 Suzuki before losing control.
The bike flipped, throwing him onto the roadway. Although bystanders attempted CPR, Cole died from his injuries at a local hospital. A driver in a passing Jeep Cherokee, who remained at the scene to cooperate with police, may have struck the motorcycle after it fell…