TAMPA, Fla. — According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 17-year-old boy from Tampa died Wednesday after his Talaria electric dirt bike hit the rear of a GMC Acadia on Barclay Avenue on Tuesday.
The boy was traveling northbound on Barclay Avenue when he failed to stop and collided with the Acadia, driven by a 56-year-old Spring Hill woman who was stopped in traffic south of Suncoast Villa Way, according to officials. The teen was transported to an area hospital and later died from his injuries. The Acadia driver was not injured.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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