A Lakeland motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries in a collision with another vehicle Monday morning in Polk County.
Ricardo Earl Coterillo, 53, of Lakeland was riding a Harley-Davidson north on Walt Williams Road, while Eric Lee Burch, 43, of Lakeland was driving a Ford pickup truck south on Walt Williams Road according to a Florida Highway Patrol accident report.
Burch turned left into the parking lot of a Circle K, traveling into the path of Coterillo’s motorcycle causing Coterillo to brake and skid to prevent the collision, the report stated. The left front of Burch’s truck hit the left side of the motorcycle knocking him off the bike.
Coterillo, who had been wearing a helmet, was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center where he died from his injuries. Charges are pending.
