A motorcyclist died after a crash Thursday afternoon in Plant City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
According to FHP reports, at 3:55 p.m., a GMC Envoy, driven by 20-year-old Julia Lopez, of Plant City, was traveling east on U.S. 92, west of Robinson Orange Park. Lopez swerved to avoid traffic stopped ahead. As she swerved, her vehicle entered opposing traffic and collided nearly head-on with a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
The motorcyclist — 53-year-old Jimmie Ray Gay, of Conyers, Ga. — was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to South Florida Baptist Hospital, where he died.
Lopez did not sustain any injuries.