LEESBURG, Florida—A 30-year-old Leesburg man was killed late Thursday night after he struck the back of an SUV, according to Leesburg Police Department Capt. Joe Iozzi.
James B. Freeze was riding a blue 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle southbound in the 10400 block of U.S. Highway 441, when he struck the back of a white 2020 Lexus GX being driven by Meredith K. Nettles, 44, of Pensacola shortly before 10:30 p.m. Nettles had just made a U-turn prior to the crash, Iozzi said in a press release.
Freeze was pronounced dead on the scene.
“The crash remains under investigation, though it appears speed was a factor,” Iozzi said.
LPD is asking witnesses to the crash to call LPD’s Traffic Enforcement Unit at 352-787-2121.
