Investigators say motorcycle was hit from behind

A motorcycle rider was critically hurt early Sunday morning when a Port Orange police car rear-ended the vehicle.Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said Andrew McIlvain, 39, of Port Orange, was riding his motorcycle when a patrol car driven by Officer Silvio Portillo struck him from behind.McIlvain was not wearing a helmet and suffered severe injuries when he was thrown from his bike, troopers said.The crash happened about 12:50 a.m. at Dunlawton Avenue and Village Trail.McIlvain was ejected in the crash and taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach for treatment, troopers said.Most watched: 103-year-old golfer hits hole in oneSilvio suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.Troopers said McIlvain does not have a license and should not have been driving the motorcycle. FHP is continuing its investigation into the crash. Silvio was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.UPDATED list: Florida's most violent counties

A motorcycle rider was critically hurt early Sunday morning when a Port Orange police car rear-ended the vehicle.

Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said Andrew McIlvain, 39, of Port Orange, was riding his motorcycle when a patrol car driven by Officer Silvio Portillo struck him from behind.

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McIlvain was not wearing a helmet and suffered severe injuries when he was thrown from his bike, troopers said.

The crash happened about 12:50 a.m. at Dunlawton Avenue and Village Trail.

McIlvain was ejected in the crash and taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach for treatment, troopers said.

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Silvio suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Troopers said McIlvain does not have a license and should not have been driving the motorcycle. FHP is continuing its investigation into the crash. Silvio was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

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