News: Motorcycle rider dies after collision with car in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A man died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car in West Palm Beach Saturday morning, the Palm Beach Post reports.
According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Apollo Bummolo was riding a Yamaha motorcycle east on Southern Boulevard at about 1:30 a.m. when he changed lanes for unknown reasons.
Bummolo entered the path of an eastbound Toyota Camry, which struck the side of the motorcycle. He was thrown onto the front of the car, which then veered and struck a road sign.
The motorcyclist was thrown off the car and was then run over by the vehicle. Bummolo, a West Palm Beach resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Camry, 18-year-old Esteban Cuadra of West Palm Beach, sustained minor injuries.
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