BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Merritt Island man was killed in a motorcycle crash on State Road 520 early Saturday.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Shawn Walker was riding a motorcycle eastbound on SR 520 at Riveredge Boulevard near the Indian River just before 1:30 a.m.
Troopers say a tractor-trailer that had been stopped in a closed lane pulled on to the highway directly into Walker’s path.
Walker collided with the semi’s trailer and was thrown from the motorcycle.
He was taken to Cape Canaveral Hospital and pronounced dead.
The driver of the semi, identified as 55-year-old Juan Serrano, of Cleveland, was not injured.
No charges have been filed as the crash is still under investigation.
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