Motorcyclist Killed in Lake County Crash

A Winter Park man died Saturday, after losing control of the motorcycle he was riding, Florida Highway Patrol said.

Ryan Dennis, 20, was pronounced dead at the South Lake Hospital, troopers said.

Dennis was riding a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle on County Road 455 near Old Highway 50, in Lake County, just before 8:35 a.m.

Witnesses told troopers, Dennis passed other traffic then lost control of the motorcycle, from which he was ejected.

Dennis, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was taken to South Lake Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Toxicology results are being awaited to determine whether or not alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash.

Troopers said, the crash remains under investigation.