PALM COAST, Fla. – A Middleburg motorcyclist is dead after his motorcycle was struck in a head-on collision and burst into flames Saturday night in Palm Coast.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the van was going north on U.S. 1 about 9:40 p.m., nearing the intersection with County Road 304, when the driver, Gary Wyatt, swerved to avoid hitting a car stopped in front of him. Wyatt crossed into the southbound lane, directly into the path of Ronald Salyer, who riding in a southbound lane on a motorcycle. Salyer crashed into the van, and his motorcycle immediately burst into flames.
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Salyer, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another motorcyclist traveling near Salyer was able to avoid hitting the van. Neither Wyatt, 64, nor a 74-year-old passenger in his van was injured.
According to the FHP report, charges are pending.