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Thursday, March 28, 2024

10. Pair of motorcycle accidents claimed lives of two young men

Tyler Lewis
Tyler Lewis
Caleb Collinsworth
Caleb Collinsworth

A pair of motorcycle accidents claimed the lives of two young men in 2022. The two men’s deaths ranked as the No. 10 story in 2022 in The Villages.

Caleb Turner Collinsworth, 20, of Weirsdale was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center after colliding at 10:40 a.m. Aug. 28 with a red Lexus SUV driven by a resident of The Villages. Collinsworth suffered a traumatic brain injury and numerous broken bones in the crash at Rolling Acres Road and County Road 466.

The man riding this motorcycle was airlifted to an Ocala hospital after a crash at Rolling Acres Road and County Road 466
Caleb Collinsowrth died after a motorcycle crash at Rolling Acres Road and County Road 466.
A motorcyclist was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center after a crash Monday in The Villages
Tyler Lewis died as the result of a motorcycle crash in The Villages.

Tyler Lewis, 20, was flown by helicopter Oct. 31 to ORMC after his motorcycle collided with a sport utility vehicle driven by a 71-year-old Villager on County Road 466A at Buena Vista Boulevard.

In both cases, the families made the painful decision to disconnect life support and donate their loved one’s organs for transplant.

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