A motorcyclist and an SUV passenger were killed in a crash at Imperial Parkway and East Terry Street in Bonita Springs late Sunday after an SUV turned in front of the motorcycle.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the motorcycle was heading north on Imperial Parkway at a high rate of speed at 10:23 p.m. At the same time, an SUV approached the intersection heading south in a left-turn lane.
Both drivers had a green traffic signal at the time.
Troopers said the SUV driver began a left turn and entered the motorcycle's path. The front of the motorcycle hit the SUV's front-right side, leaving the rider entrapped within the passenger side of the SUV.
The motorcycle rider, an 18-year-old man from Fort Myers, and the SUV passenger, a 55-year-old woman from Bonita Springs, were pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.
The SUV driver, a 65-year-old man from Bonita Springs, was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center with minor injuries.
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