Volusia County

Deputies: Volusia County dirt bike rider killed in high-speed crash

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Deltona man died Saturday after the dirt bike he was riding collided with a Jeep, Volusia County deputies said.

Deputies said Otis White, 50, died after his dirt bike, which was traveling at a high rate of speed, hit the Jeep.

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The driver of the Jeep told traffic detectives he was driving west on Winterville Street in Deltona and turned left into the driveway of his home. He told deputies he heard and felt a large impact from the passenger side of the car. When he exited the car, he said he saw White lying injured in the roadway.

Deputies said the crash remains under active investigation.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.