US Edition'I Flipped over the Handlebars': Gator Causes Motorcycle Riders to Crash on Florida Highway
- Two motorcyclists, including 67-year-old Cameron Gilmore, collided with a six-foot alligator on Interstate 4 near Orange City, Florida, Saturday evening.
- The crash occurred as Gilmore and others rode in a group when the alligator suddenly appeared about ten feet ahead, leaving no time to react.
- Gilmore flipped over his handlebars, rolled head-first two or three times, and sustained non-life-threatening broken bones and road rash before receiving hospital care.
- Both injured motorcyclists were taken to a local hospital for treatment, and Gilmore shared that he feels fortunate to have been protected, stating his plans to resume riding.
- Florida wildlife officers trapped the injured alligator, and officials noted that despite Florida's 1.3 million alligators, injuries from them remain rare.
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'I flipped over the handlebars': Gator on interstate causes motorcycle riders to crash
Florida highways are no stranger to surprises, pop-up thunderstorms, bumper-to-bumper traffic and even the occasional deer crossing. But this past Saturday, riders on Interstate 4 faced a surprise no one saw coming: an alligator in their lane."I saw it, like, 10 feet in front of me, and I just, you know, I thought I knew I was going to hit it," said Cameron Gilmore, a motorcyclist. "It kind of just happened so quick. I didn't even have a second …
Two motorcyclists in Florida were seriously injured after being run over by an alligator lying in the middle of a highway.
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