Weeki Wachee woman seriously hurt in trike crash on County Road 491
A Weeki Wachee rider was seriously injured when her trike left CR-491, hit a fence and overturned south of Kensington Road.
A 57-year-old Weeki Wachee woman was seriously hurt Sunday afternoon when her Harley-Davidson Pro Glide Trike left County Road 491 south of Kensington Road, struck a fence and overturned in Hernando County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the crash happened about 2:15 p.m. and turned a routine southbound ride into a serious one-vehicle injury crash.
Troopers said the woman was traveling southbound on CR-491 when she lost control of the three-wheeled motorcycle. After leaving the roadway, the trike hit a fence and overturned. She was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The crash is a reminder of how little room motorcycle and trike riders have for error on county roads like CR-491. Unlike passenger vehicles, riders have limited protection when a vehicle departs the pavement, and a single impact with a fixed roadside object can quickly become a rollover or major injury event. On a corridor that carries both local traffic and through traffic, that risk is amplified when shoulders are narrow or roadside objects sit close to the travel lane.
CR-491 is not just a neighborhood access road. County and regional planning documents treat it as part of the broader transportation network considered by the Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning Organization, which means it serves a mix of commuter, local and regional travel. That matters because riders moving through Hernando County can encounter the same kind of traffic conditions that make speed control, lane discipline and smooth handling especially important on semi-rural roads.
The state’s crash reporting system underscores how common and costly roadway trauma remains in Florida. Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says crash reports may take up to 10 days to become available, and its Traffic Safety Portal provides daily county-by-county updates on injuries and fatalities. In 2024, Florida recorded 702,162 total crashes and 701 motorcycle fatalities, a sharp reminder that motorcycle and trike crashes remain a major safety issue statewide.
CR-491 has already been the scene of another severe motorcycle crash in nearby Lecanto earlier this year, when a rider lost control, struck a mailbox and overturned. For Hernando County riders, the takeaway from Sunday’s wreck is direct: a moment of lost control on this corridor can end in a fence strike, an overturn and a trip to the hospital.
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