A motorcyclist was killed Saturday evening after colliding with a utility pole in Hernando County.
Gene Arden Leavitt Jr., 51, of Brooksville was riding a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on U.S. 41, north of Ancient Trail, according to a Florida Highway Patrol accident report. For unknown reasons, Leavitt departed the roadway, entered the west shoulder and collided with a utility pole.
Leavitt had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and died at the scene of the crash.