ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 20-year-old man died Wednesday following a traffic collision between his motorcycle and a pickup truck at the intersection of 9th Avenue North and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:44 a.m. A blue Ford F150 Raptor was traveling northbound on Dr. MLK Jr. St N and was attempting a left-hand turn onto 9th Ave N.
The motorcyclist, riding a yellow Suzuki dirt bike, was heading southbound on Dr. MLK Jr. St N. Reports indicate that as the motorcycle approached the intersection, the rider entered the marked bicycle lane in an attempt to bypass other vehicles…