Englewood Motorcycle Accident: 19-year-old Englewood, FL man killed in DUI crash on State Road 7

Publish date: 2024-05-07

Englewood Motorcycle Accident: 19-year-old Englewood, FL man killed in DUI crash on State Road 776; Michael Risley arrest & charges.

A drunk driver turned his SUV in front of a motorcycle on Wednesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, which confirmed the rider’s death.

According to reports, as he approached the junction with 1st Avenue, a 19-year-old man from Englewood, Florida, was riding a motorbike southbound in the left lane of Indiana Avenue (State Road 776) when the incident occurred.

Michael Risley, a 46-year-old Englewood resident, was driving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) north on Indiana Avenue in the left turn lane at the intersection of 1st Street when the motorcycle rider approached the intersection.

Risley failed to stop for the approaching biker and tried to turn left, putting the 19-year-old rider squarely in the path of the oncoming car as they approached from different directions.

The front of the SUV struck the motorcycle because the rider was unable to avoid a collision.

First responders declared the motorcyclist dead at the scene of the collision after he sustained fatal injuries in the crash.

Although Risley did not sustain any injuries in the crash, he was arrested for DUI Manslaughter and lodged at the Sarasota County Jail.

According to the FHP, the collision is still being investigated.

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