ORLANDO, Fla. — A teen girl on a motorcycle died Thursday night after an SUV turned in front of her on Fairbanks Avenue, troopers say.
- SUV turned in front of motorcycle on Fairbanks, troopers say
- 17-year-old Starr Elisala-LeBlanc of Orlando was riding motorcycle
- She was taken to Advent Health Orlando, where she died
Fire rescue personnel responded to Fairbanks and Adanson Street at about 7:20 p.m.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 50-year-old Orlando woman in a 2002 Ford Explorer was driving westbound on Fairbanks, while the motorcyclist was heading eastbound.
At the Adanson intersection, the woman made a left turn and into the path of the 2018 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by 17-year-old Starr Elisala-LeBlanc of Orlando. The motorcycle struck the right front of the Explorer.
Elisala-LeBlanc was taken to Advent Health Orlando in critical condition but died. She was wearing a helmet, troopers said.
The driver of the Explorer was checked out by fire rescue units but was uninjured. She was wearing a seat belt, FHP said.
Authorities temporarily closed the scene on Fairbanks because of a fuel spill.
The crash remains under investigation.