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Motorcyclist Injured in a Hit and Run in Clearwater

April 15, 2011 - Clearwater, Fla. - According to a report from ABC Action News, a motorcyclist was injured in a hit and run in Clearwater.

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8, Gregory Conklin, 52, was driving east on Curlew Road. At the intersection of Fisher and Curlew Road a car struck his 1991 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

The driver, Lajune B. Castro, 60, who had been traveling west, made a u-turn directly in front of Conklin and struck the left side of his bike. According to officials, he was thrown from his motorcycle about 30 feet. Conklin was not wearing a helmet.

Castro fled the scene of the hit and run motorcycle accident but was later found in a parking lot at US-19 and Curlew Road.

Conklin suffered injuries, including multiple fractures to his left leg. He was taken by paramedics to St. Joseph's Hospital. Castro was not injured; however, authorities say that alcohol played a role for both the motorcyclist and the car driver.

At this time charges are pending as authorities await test results.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' 2009 Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.
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Common accidents include, but are not limited to:  

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• hit-and-run accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by aggressive driving or distracted drivers. 

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