NAVARRE — A Pace couple have minor injuries and a bear is dead following a June 12 traffic accident.
Larry D. Pierce, 54, of Pace, was driving a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on State Road 87 near Vonnie Tolbert Road.
A bear traveled eastbound across the roadway and the front of the motorcycle collided with the bear, causing Pierce and his passenger, Wendy R. Pierce, 46, of Pace, to become separated from the vehicle.
The bear died as a result of the crash, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was notified, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Pace couple injured, bear dies after motorcycle crash