Motorcycle Strikes Turning Truck in Deadly Ruskin Incident

Tampa – A 21-year-old Riverview man died Sunday, November 16, 2025, after a collision involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer on US-41.

According to initial reports, at approximately 6 p.m., the Honda motorcycle was traveling northbound on US-41 at a high rate of speed. A Volvo tractor-trailer driven by a 55-year-old Wesley Chapel man was heading southbound on the same roadway.

At the intersection of 16th Avenue South, the tractor-trailer made a left turn and entered the motorcycle’s path. The motorcycle struck the side of the truck.

The motorcyclist died at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver was not reported injured.

The investigation is ongoing.