Teenage Woman Killed in I-95 Motorcycle Incident Involving Tractor-Trailer

A 19-year-old woman tragically died on Tuesday night after falling off a motorcycle and being struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95, as reported by the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred around 9:06 p.m. near mile marker 272 in Volusia County.

According to the FHP report, a 23-year-old male from Ormond Beach and the young woman from Orange City were riding a 2026 Kawasaki Z900 and exceeding the speed limit. The male rider accelerated, resulting in the woman being ejected from the motorcycle and landing in the center lane of the highway. She was unfortunately in the path of a tractor-trailer driven by a 40-year-old man from Orlando when the collision occurred. The woman died at the scene, while neither the motorcycle rider nor the truck driver suffered injuries and both remained at the scene. FHP has not disclosed the woman’s identity and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.