PANAMA CITY — A Panama City motorcycle driver was killed Monday night after running off the road into a treeline, Florida Highway Patrol reported in a news release.
Nicholas G. Benedetto, 31, was driving south on County Road 2321 on Monday at about 9:50 p.m. when his 2009 Honda CBR motorcycle traveled off the west portion of the roadway. The motorcycle then collided with several trees, overturned and came to a final rest on the west shoulder of County Road 2321, according to the FHP report.
Benedetto, of Panama City, was pronounced dead at the scene by Bay County EMS personal, FHP said. Officers reported he was not wearing a helmet at the time.
FHP did not include a cause for the crash, which is still under investigation.