Biker Killed During Collision with Minivan in Orange County

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on September 26, 2022

The family and friends of a 28-year-old motorcyclist are mourning the loss of their loved one this week after he was fatally injured during an accident with a minivan last Friday along Orange Blossom Trail in Orange County.

According to initial incident reports from responding officers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) assigned to Orange County, it was close to 6:25 a.m. on September 23, 2022, during the early morning local commuter traffic when a 28-year-old man from Sumterville was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle in the southbound direction of Orange Blossom Trail within the outside lane. At this same time, a 37-year-old man from Mount Dora was behind the wheel of a minivan traveling in the eastern direction of Willow Street. As the driver of the minivan approached the vicinity of Orange Blossom Trail, he attempted to make a left turn from Willow Street onto northbound Orange Blossom Trail and in doing so, he positioned his vehicle in the direct path of the oncoming motorcycle. Neither driver was able to avoid a collision and the minivan struck the biker.

Multiple Orange County emergency response teams and troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were dispatched to the crash site and when they arrived at the scene of the accident, they sadly discovered that the 28-year-old motorcyclist had sustained severe injuries during the collision and had already passed away. The 37-year-old Mount Dora driver was transported to AdventHealth in Apopka with minor, non-life-threatening injuries.

The southbound lanes of Orange Blossom Trail were shut down for several hours while authorities with the FHP performed their preliminary investigations into the deadly motorcycle collision. Official charges have yet to be filed in this case, although that could change depending on the Florida Highway Patrol’s findings.

Since 1977, Orange County personal injury lawyer James O. Cunningham has been compassionately representing families who have tragically lost a family member during hit-and-run collisions, pedestrian accidents, wrong-way collisions, drunk driver accidents, distracted driving accidents, motorcycle accidents, T-bone collisions, and head-on car crashes. If you would like to schedule a free 30-minute case evaluation, please submit a contact form on our website or call our office directly at 877-FL-INJURY.

James O. Cunningham

Since 1977, personal injury lawyer James Cunningham has provided effective legal advocacy to people who are injured through the negligent actions of another person or entity throughout the Central Florida area. He fights to obtain recoveries for his clients’ physical and emotional pain and suffering and pursues his clients’ personal injury cases with a commitment to excellence and impeccable preparation.