Orange City, Fla. (WFLA) – Two Florida motorcyclists are recovering after hitting a crocodile sitting in the middle of the Interstate 4 lane over the weekend.
NBC affiliate Wesh spoke to Cameron Gilmore. Cameron Gilmore told him he was on I-4 in the Orange City area when he hit the Gator.
“I looked at it like ten feet in front of me. I thought I just knew. I knew I was going to hit it,” Gilmore said. “It happened a bit faster. I didn’t even have two seconds to do anything. I couldn’t put the brakes on.
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He flew away as he hit the Gator.
“I flipped the handlebars over and landed on my head on an I-4 and rolled over,” he said. “Someone said with two or three rolls, you know, after saying your head first, I’ll start flying a long way.”
Gilmore told the news station that he was traveling to Sanford with a group of riders, many of whom ran towards him after the crash.
“My right leg was really paralyzed and hurt,” he added.
WESH reported that a 25-year-old woman from Orange City attacked Gator after Gilmore.
Both Gilmore and the woman were taken to HCA Lake Monroe Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Gilmore said he was fine despite some broken bones and had every intention of returning to his bike.
“No one wants me, but me, yeah, I will. I’m not scared,” he said.
Wesh reported that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Board was dispatched to support injured crocodiles. The status of the gator is unknown.
