A 78-year-old man has died of the result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident Monday afternoon in Sumter County.
A motorcycle ridden by Thomas Mitchell of Bushnell, was traveling eastbound at 12:52 p.m. today on County Road 476W and was approaching a vehicle driven by Leanne Longo, 53, of Bushnell, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
Mitchell apparently failed to observe that Longo’s vehicle was slowing down and his motorcycle collided with the right rear bumper of Longo’s vehicle. After the impact, the motorcycle overturned and Mitchell, who was wearing a helmet, was ejected, according to the FHP report.
Mitchell was taken to Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness where he later died.
