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Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree in Lake County

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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A man died Sunday night after crashing his motorcycle near Leesburg.

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Troopers responded to a stretch of Plantation Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m.

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They determined a motorcyclist was near the intersection of Old Plantation Boulevard when he traveled off the roadway on his Harley-Davidson Street Glide.

Investigators said he then struck a tree.

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The driver, 60, of Leesburg, was rushed to South Lake Hospital-Blue Cedar but did not survive.

Troopers said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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