Romanda Lacasy Thompson, 33, dies in motorcycle crash with car on SE 43rd Street in Alachua County, Florida
Motorcyclist dead after laying down bike to avoid crash
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. - A motorcyclist is dead after he laid down his bike Saturday night at Southeast 43rd Street and Southeast Ninth Place in an attempt to avoid colliding with a vehicle. The Florida Highway Patrol said Romanda Lacasy Thompson, 33, was driving his motorcycle north on SE 43rd Street and was approaching SE Ninth Place just as Aundre Jermaind Ryles, 20, was driving south on SE 43rd Street and attempting to cross traffic to turn onto SE Ninth Place.
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