{"id":2444553,"date":"2025-06-08T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-motorcyclists-zip-past-alligator-on-florida-highway-before-swamp-beast-takes-out-riders\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T17:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:54:41","slug":"watch-motorcyclists-zip-past-alligator-on-florida-highway-before-swamp-beast-takes-out-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-motorcyclists-zip-past-alligator-on-florida-highway-before-swamp-beast-takes-out-riders\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Motorcyclists Zip Past Alligator on Florida Highway Before Swamp Beast Takes Out Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-motorcyclists-zip-past-alligator-on-florida-highway-before-swamp-beast-takes-out-riders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On May 31, 2025, two motorcyclists were involved in a serious accident on Interstate 4 near Orange City, Florida, after encountering an alligator on the highway. Cameron Gilmore,67,was part of a large group of bikers when he collided with the reptile,flipping over his handlebars and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suffering multiple injuries<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marvel-actress-struck-by-car-in-nyc-family-shares-graphic-photos-of-injuries\/\" title=\"Marvel actress injured in NYC car accident, family shares graphic injury photos\">including broken bones<\/a>. Gilmore described the moment as happening in an instant, leaving him with no time to brake. Another rider, Brandi gross, also struck the alligator while attempting to change lanes, leading to her sustaining a concussion and other injuries. Both riders had never met prior to their hospital stay after the incident, and they expressed gratitude that the alligator was not lying sideways on the road, which could have resulted in more severe crashes. Despite his injuries, Gilmore plans to resume riding but noted that a third accident might make him reconsider.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A motorcyclist flipped over his handlebars and another flew off her bike after an alligator on the highway caught them off guard near Orange City, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Gilmore, 67, was riding along Interstate 4 with about 30 or 40 bikers when he struck the reptile at full speed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/gator-florida-highway-motorcycle-crash\/64965887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTAE-TV<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I saw it, like, 10 feet in front of me, and I just, you know, I thought &mdash; I knew I was going to hit it,&rdquo; Gilmore said about the May 31 accident. &ldquo;It kind of just happened so quick. I didn&rsquo;t even have a second to do anything. Couldn&rsquo;t put on the brakes or nothing. And I just had to hold on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another rider&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">camera footage<\/a> captured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-attacked-alligator-shot-deputies-apparently-making-dumbest-decision-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alligator<\/a>, which appeared to be injured, lying motionless on the road as the bikers dodged around it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank God it wasn&rsquo;t crossways &mdash; horizontal &mdash; because I would have hit the belly. Bunch of us would have hit it,&rdquo; Gilmore told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/story\/news\/2025\/06\/05\/bikers-in-i-4-gator-crash-detail-orange-city-accident\/84026643007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daytona Beach News-Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alligator on I-4 causes motorcyclists to crash: &lsquo;I flipped over the handlebars&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i8bNYm79Pj\">https:\/\/t.co\/i8bNYm79Pj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ELn51fxMEu\">pic.twitter.com\/ELn51fxMEu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFLA\/status\/1929981477300650275?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the riders in front of me said he, he went by the gator, looked in his mirror, saw me hit it, and I flipped over the handlebars and landed on my head on I-4 and rolled,&rdquo; Gilmore said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They said &mdash; somebody said two or three rolls on, you know, head-first, and then I start sliding for a long ways.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faMsH35Vxto?si=EQKLPbbtdvGZBZYi&amp;start=25\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The camera footage later showed the other motorcyclists running toward Gilmore after he crashed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My right leg was real numb and hurt,&rdquo; Gilmore said.<\/p>\n<p>Gilmore arrived at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-delivers-brutal-news-hospitals-subject-children-transgender-surgeries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospital<\/a> shortly after with broken bones and fractures.<\/p>\n<p>Brandi Gross, who was riding behind Gilmore on her Kawasaki Ninja 650, said the gator blended in with the road.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I looked to my left so I could try to get over into the fast lane to check my blind spot. And then I started to merge over,&rdquo; Gross, 25, told The Daytona Beach News-Journal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I looked back in front of me, and the gator was just right there. There was nothing I could do. I just, unfortunately, I hit him, and I felt like I smacked into a brick wall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I pretty much said like, &lsquo;Oh crap,&rsquo;&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Gross suffered a concussion, road rash, bruising, and a cracked wrist.<\/p>\n<p>Although the two were riding with a group, they met for the first time at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>This was Gilmore&rsquo;s second crash.<\/p>\n<p>He plans on riding as soon as he recovers, but a third crash would make him reconsider.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-fired-trump-admin-beliefs-exposes-really-went-got-receipts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian man<\/a>,&rdquo; Gilmore said. &ldquo;And God&rsquo;s probably already given me a couple signs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Cameron Gilmore, 67, was traveling on Interstate 4 with a group of about 30 to 40 bikers when he collided with the alligator at high speed. &#8220;I saw it about 10 feet ahead and knew I was going to hit it,&#8221; Gilmore recounted regarding the May 31 incident. &#8220;It happened so fast; I didn&#8217;t have time to brake or react.&#8221; Another biker&#8217;s camera recorded the injured alligator lying still on the road as others maneuvered around it. 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