SUMTER COUNTY, Fla.—The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a gray or silver Honda Civic that intentionally rammed a motorcycle on Interstate 75 just after midnight Friday.
A 52-year-old Leesburg man was riding a motorcycle near mile marker 319 in a northbound lane and passed a commercial vehicle on the outside shoulder while the Civic passed in the center lane, according to FHP.
After the Civic and the motorcycle had passed the commercial vehicle, the driver of the Civic “abruptly steered to the outside shoulder and rammed the motorcycle intentionally,” FHP said in a press release.
Video of a road rage incident that sent a Leesburg motorcyclist to the hospital just after midnight Friday. VIDEO: Florida Highway Patrol
The impact caused the motorcycle to overturn several times into the wood line and the Civic fled the scene. The motorcyclist was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital for treatment.
FHP recovered car parts at the scene indicating the suspect vehicle was a 2020 Honda Civic. If you have information on the incident, call *FHP or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
