Motorcyclist, 25, from N.J. killed in Florida crash

A 25-year-old motorcyclist from northern New Jersey was killed in a crash with a pickup truck in Florida last week, authorities said.

The victim, from Little Falls in Passaic County, was riding south on Dale Marby Highway in Tampa shortly before 1 p.m Wednesday when he collied with a northbound truck turning left into a Walmart shopping center, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The driver of the pickup truck and his passenger — Tampa residents in their 50s — were not hurt, officials said.

A Florida Highway Patrol spokesman declined to provide the name of the New Jersey man.

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