Fatal crash at SR 50 and Medical Center Drive

The Florida Highway Patrol Office reports that at 8:43 pm on March 17, 2023, a 52-year-old man from Spring Hill was driving a box truck westbound in the left turn lane of SR-50 at the intersection of Medical Center Dr (at Hernando Medical Park).   The man in the box truck completed a U-turn into the path of a 58-year-old man driving a motorcycle eastbound on SR-50. As a result, the motorcycle collided with the right side of the box truck.  The motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital but did not survive the injuries suffered during the crash.  No physical injuries were reported for the man in the box truck.