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2 dead, 1 injured after Hillsborough traffic crashes

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Published: April 28, 2009

Updated: 04/28/2009 12:22 pm

Three traffic crashes in Hillsborough County since Saturday have killed a man and a woman and left a man in critical condition, officials said.

A medical condition might have caused Joan Holda, 83, of Sun City Center, to careen off the northbound side of Pebble Creek Boulevard about 1 a.m. today, killing her, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Holda's 2007 Toyota Camry struck several utility boxes and street signs, vaulted over a canal, landed on a sea wall, struck several palm trees and overturned, the sheriff's office said. Holda was ejected from the car and died at Tampa General Hospital from her injuries.

A 21-year-old Dover man was killed Monday night when his motorcycle crashed into the side of a minivan.

The accident happened at about 8:15 p.m. at White Cliff Place, between Durant Road and Brandon Boulevard, in Hillsborough County's Dover area.

Deputies said Shane Burke, of 4731 Fietzway Road in Dover, was riding north on South Dover Road and had just passed a vehicle when his 2006 Honda motorcycle collided with the van.

Deputies say the 2001 Toyota Siena minivan was traveling south on the two-lane road and had just turned left at White Cliff Place when Burke's motorcycle crashed into the van's passenger side.

Burke was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

The van's driver, Rebecca Morton, 54, also of Dover, was transported to Tampa General Hospital along with two teenaged children who were traveling with her. All were treated for minor injuries and released.

No charges were filed. An investigation is continuing.

The sheriff's office said another motorcyclist, Martin Turner, 37, of Plant City, was in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital after a crash in Plant City on Saturday.

Turner was eastbound on Lone Oak Road about 6:13 p.m. that day when he lost control of his 2004 Kawasaki and slid down the roadway, investigators said.

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