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Motorcyclist Robert Lee Haas, 51, killed in wreck with car on I-4 near County Line Road in Hillsborough County, Florida

Modified Date: 
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 2:04pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 31, 2015

Madeira Beach man killed in I-4 motorcycle crash

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the still unidentified motorcyclist was killed when his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle clipped the back of a Mazda sedan and overturned near County Line Road. Troopers said the motorcyclist was changing lanes just after 3 a.m. when he collided with the car, being driven by a 19-year-old woman from Cape Canaveral. She was not injured. The motorcycle went off the road, hit a concrete barrier and overturned, ejecting the man.

Madeira Beach Man Killed in I-4 Crash Identified

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was approaching County Line Road around 3:13 a.m. in the outside lane on a motorcycle as a Mazda 3 driven by Payge Heingarte, 19, of Cape Canaveral was traveling in the center lane. The motorcyclist, the patrol said, changed lanes and struck the rear of the Mazda.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
People Involved: 
Robert Lee Haas
Payge Heingarte
Roadway: 
Interstate 4
County: 
Hillsborough County, FL
Area: 
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

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