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Monday, November 17, 2014
A Tampa motorcyclist died Monday night when he collided with a tractor-trailer making a u-turn on U.S. 41 in southeast Tampa. Andrew Wayne Schlimme was traveling north on U.S. 41 around 6 p.m. when the truck turned in front of him at Hartford Street. Schlimme swerved to avoid the truck, but struck the right rear corner of the semi,  throwning him off the motorcycle and across all lanes of traffic where he hit a southbound Ford. Schlimme died at the scene of the crash. Charges are pending against the semi truck driver.