Two Florida Motorcyclists Hit An Alligator

Two motorcyclists riding on separate bikes were both injured when they hit an alligator that was on Interstate 4 near Orange City, Florida. This is the sort of craziness we would expect to be routine in the Sunshine State, but apparently alligators on an interstate are in fact rare.

This weird pink furry Volkswagen Beetle is creepy.

The motorcycles involved were a 2021 Kawasaki Ninja 650 and 2022 Suzuki GSX-R1000R. A report from WFTV-9 doesn’t give any indication the riders might have been speeding, only saying they were both in the inside lane when they struck the ‘gator.

Those riders were a 25-year-old woman and 67-year-old man. It’s unclear if they were riding together, although we think it’s pretty safe to assume they were.

After hitting the giant reptile, both sport bikes veered off the interstate. The Suzuki went into a wooded area and hit a tree. Both riders suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

As for the alligator, it was also injured in the collision, although it’s unclear how badly. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrived on the scene to assess the animal. In the meantime, Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Again, this might be the most Florida story we’ve covered in a while. In other states, drivers have to watch for deer darting across the road. But in Florida people on motorcycles might hit an alligator crossing the interstate for some reason.

While such a thing is a rarity, from what we’ve been told, just a month ago we covered how the Blue Collar Brawler helped wrangle an alligator that was spotted on the side of a busy Florida interstate, helping authorities relocate it to somewhere safer.

All this leads us to ask: why did the alligator cross the road? What’s on the other side that’s so compelling?

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