A 65-year-old man and a 61-year-old-woman, both of Geneva, are dead after a multivehicle crash involving the motorcycle they were riding in Seminole County on Saturday night, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A 40-year-old man from Sanford was traveling westbound on State Road 46 approaching Rest Haven Road in a 2015 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck, FHP said. A 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, driven by the Geneva man, was traveling in the same direction.
The pickup truck was behind the motorcycle, which stopped to make a left turn into a driveway, and the Sanford man failed to observe the motorcycle around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, according to FHP. As a result, the front of the pickup truck collided with the motorcycle and caused the driver and and passenger to fall off.
The 40-year-old man, identified as Michael Lawrence Thompson, was placed under arrest and booked into the Seminole County jail on two counts of DUI manslaughter, FHP said.
Shortly after the initial impact, a 2022 Ford Escape traveling eastbound on State Road 46 stopped to help, FHP said. About the same time, an 81-year-old man driving a 2020 GMC Canyon was traveling west and struck the motorcycle, which was partially in the lane, FHP said.
The driver of the Canyon then attempted to take evasive action and traveled off the roadway onto the south shoulder of S.R. 46. As a result, the vehicle collided with the left side of the Escape and then with the rear of the Chevrolet 2500.
The Sanford man and 9-year-old passenger were not transported to the hospital and remained on the scene, FHP said. The driver and passenger of the motorcycle were pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Canyon was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
