Motorcycle rider dies in two-vehicle crash in SE Marion County

A 47-year-old motorcycle rider from Belleview was killed early July 7 in a two-vehicle crash in rural southeast Marion County.

Here, with information from a Florida Highway Patrol news release, is what we know about the case:

When and where was the crash?

About 2:55 a.m. July 7 on County Road 25 at Southeast 108th Terrace Road, near Ocklawaha.

What happened in the crash?

According to the release, a 21-year-old Ocklawaha man was driving a sedan east on CR 25. He was behind the Belleview man on the motorcycle, who also was eastbound.

The sedan hit the slower moving motorcycle from behind, according to the release. The motorcycle left the roadway…

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