In Brief: Ormond man killed in motorcycle crash

  • By Wayne Grant
  • | 5:20 p.m. December 14, 2014
  • Ormond Beach Observer
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Police say a car turned in front of him.

Robert Clayton, 61, of Ormond Beach, was killed in a traffic accident Dec. 13 near New Smyrna Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Katherine Johnson, 82, of New Smyrna Beach, was driving southbound in a 2004 Lincoln on State Road 415 when she turned left in front of Clayton who was traveling northbound on a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Johnson was apparently attempting to travel east on State Road 44.

According to the incident report, Clayton tried to avoid the crash by applying brakes and dropping the motorcycle to the ground. The front of the Lincoln struck the motorcycle.

Clayton died at Bert Fish Memorial. The crash is under investigation and charges are pending, according to FHP.

 

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