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Robert Armand Leatherwood, 21, dies when his motorcycle crashes with car on US 301 at Chancey Road in Zephyrhills, Florida

Modified Date: 
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 8:15am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Zephyrhills man, 21, killed in motorcycle crash

A 21-year-old Zephyrhills man was killed Tuesday in a motorcycle crash. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Robert Armand Leatherwood died when his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle collided with a vehicle that turned in front of him on US 301 at Chancey Road in Zephyrhills. Troopers said Leatherwood was traveling southbound on US 301 when a driver turning left in the northbound turn lane turned his 2002 Oldsmobile into the path of the motorcycle. Leatherwood collided with the Oldsmobile. He died at the scene.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
People Involved: 
Robert Armand Leatherwood
Roadway: 
US 301 at Chancey Road
City: 
Zephyrhills, FL
County: 
Pasco County, FL
Area: 
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

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