STARKE, Fla. – A 42-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Bradford County on Thursday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Markus Staten, of Starke, was riding east on Weldon Street just after 7 a.m. when a car traveling westbound tried to turn left onto North Orange Street and pulled into his path.
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Staten's motorcycle struck the right front of the car. He was thrown from the bike. Troopers said he was not wearing a helmet.
Staten was taken to Shands Starke Regional Medical Center, where he died.
The driver of the car, 47-year-old Lisa Rowe-Lewis, of Starke, was not injured.
Troopers said charges are pending.