HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — A motorcyclist died Saturday after crashing along State Road 62 near Methodist Church Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
Troopers say the motorcycle was heading west when it veered off the roadway, entered the north grass shoulder and hit a utility pole.
The rider, a man whose identity is pending confirmation, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
17% of Tampa residents are using 40% of the water during the worst drought in half a century
Mayor Jane Castor and Rory Jones, the city's water department director, gathered at the Hillsborough River Dam to sound the alarm. The dam itself tells the story more plainly than any statistic.
17 percent of Tampa residents are using 40 percent of the water during the worst drought in half a century
