SUMTER COUNTY, Florida—A Leesburg man is being held in the Sumter County Jail after fleeing a crash that killed a Kissimmee motorcyclist, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Lloyd Douglas Walters, 59, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Road 44 in the left turn lane near County Road 171 while a 51-year-old Kissimmee man riding a Suzuki motorcycle was traveling westbound on State Road 44 in the inside lane at 7:25 p.m. Thursday.
Walters changed lanes and collided with the motorcycle, ejecting its rider. The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries, FHP Sgt. Steve Gaskins said in a press release.
Walters fled the scene and was apprehended by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies just a few miles away at State Road 44 and Morse Boulevard, Gaskins said. Troopers arrested Walters for DUI manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash involving death and no valid driver license.
