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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into SUV in Lakeland

LAKELAND, Fla. — A motorcyclist died after colliding with an SUV Thursday night in Lakeland, authorities said.

Police said the motorcyclist, Kyle Bradley Conord Roberts, 31, was driving at a high rate of speed on South Florida Avenue and crashed into 30-year-old Sarah Parades’ SUV as she was turning into a the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts.

Roberts was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the roadway.

The Lakeland Police Department, Polk County Fire Rescue and the Lakeland Fire Department tried to provide life-saving measures at the scene. Roberts was taken to Lakeland Regional Health Center, where he died.

The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.

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