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Motorcyclist riding between stopped I-4 cars hits tow truck, dies

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A motorcyclist died when he lost control of his bike and slid under a tow truck on Interstate 4 Wednesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Published: October 15, 2009

TAMPA - A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after riding between stopped cars on Interstate 4, losing control of the bike and sliding beneath a moving tow truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The motorcyclist, who has not been identified, died at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, troopers said.

The crash happened on westbound I-4 at 8:58 p.m. Wednesday. The tow truck, driven by Cesar Centeno, was backing into the westbound lanes as it pulled a vehicle out of a ditch near the exit at U.S. 301, troopers said.

Centeno, 52, of Tampa, was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation.

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