An Ormond Beach motorcyclist was killed when he ran into the back of a semi on Interstate 4 just east of State Road 44 early Sept. 6, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The accident took place at 3:46 a.m. Traffic on I-4 had been stopped due to an earlier accident, according to FHP. The motorcyclist, riding a 2024 Honda CBR500R, came upon the stopped traffic and ran into the back of the semi, FHP stated.

Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
Scenes from the Port Orange Police Department where an unknown assailant walked into the lobby and began shooting on Sept. 3, 2026. The suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
An active shooter incident took place at the Port Orange Police Department in Port Orange on Sept. 3, 2026. No officers were injured, but the shooter was apprehended and transported to a hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)
An active shooter incident took place at the Port Orange Police Department in Port Orange on Sept. 3, 2026. No officers were injured, but the shooter was apprehended and transported to a hospital. (Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal)

The 22-year-old Ormond Beach man, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi was was uninjured and remained on the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

— David Wersinger is the managing editor of The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Reach him at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Ormond Beach motorcyclist, 22, killed on I-4 near S.R. 44