VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida— A man and woman are dead, and two men are recovering from injuries after a car hit two motorcycles Saturday night near DeLand and a third man suffered minor injuries when he laid his motorcycle down to avoid the crash.
Shortly after 10:30 p.m. a 41-year-old male of Orlando was eastbound on State Road 44 near Eau Claire Avenue in a Toyota Corolla, when he traveled into the westbound lane for an unknown reason, according to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Kim Montes.
The Corolla struck two motorcycles, one being ridden by a 38-year-old Mount Dora man, and the second being ridden by 36-year-old man of Titusville. The crash killed the Titusville man and his passenger, a 46-year-old woman of Wisconsin. The driver of the Corolla and the Mount Dora man were seriously injured. None of the motorcyclists were wearing their helmets.
A 41-year-old Sorrento man, who was wearing a helmet, laid his motorcycle down and received minor injuries. This crash comes on just the second day of Daytona Bike week, scheduled through March 13.
