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Motorcyclist veers off road, crashes into barbed wire fence

The 28-year-old driver of a motorcycle was suffered serious injuries Tuesday night after he veered off of the paved road and struck a barbed wire fence.

The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Toledo Blade Boulevard in Sarasota around 7:20 p.m. when his Kawasaki ZX636 flipped and crashed into a fence after driving onto an unpaved surface.

The man, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Ryan Callihan: 941-745-7095, @RCCallihan

This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 10:18 PM with the headline "Motorcyclist veers off road, crashes into barbed wire fence."

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