FLORIDA — Three people were killed Sunday evening in a four-vehicle crash involving two motorcycles north of Polk City, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the crash occurred around 8:26 p.m. on Commonwealth Avenue in the 15000 block of State Road 33.
Investigators said a red 2013 Dodge Charger traveling north attempted to pass three vehicles by entering the southbound lane. As the car reached the front of the line of traffic, it collided head-on with two motorcycles traveling side-by-side in the southbound lanes.
Authorities said the motorcycles were a black 2022 Harley-Davidson and a red and black 2017 Harley-Davidson operated by a man and a woman from Florida’s Sun Coast area. Both motorcyclists were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Dodge Charger, identified as 75-year-old Richard Lee Logan of Clermont, was taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries. A passenger in the vehicle, 75-year-old Janice M. Logan, suffered minor injuries.
During the crash, the male motorcyclist was ejected and struck a white 2011 Jeep Compass, one of the vehicles the Dodge had attempted to pass. The driver of the Jeep was not injured and remained at the scene.
Authorities closed Commonwealth Avenue for about four and a half hours while investigators processed the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
