FHP: Victim’s friend arrested after motorcycle taken from deadly Orange County crash scene

A motorcycle crash left one man dead last Sunday night.When troopers got to the scene, they said they found the 35-year-old victim but his bike was nowhere to be found. It was a mystery until Wednesday when Florida Highway Patrol said Michael Alexander Cedano Calderon, 31, was arrested for evidence tampering related to the crash. Troopers said Calderon was a friend of the crash victim. Calderon is now accused of coordinating the motorcycle’s removal from the scene, although troopers said it was a group of people who actually moved it. Officials didn’t say why they think Calderon wanted the bike gone. Investigators later found the motorcycle, but the Florida Highway Patrol report did not say where.Calderon is charged with evidence tampering. He was booked in the Orange County Jail.No additional arrests were made, but Florida Highway Patrol homicide investigators said they are continuing to work on this case.

A motorcycle crash left one man dead last Sunday night.

When troopers got to the scene, they said they found the 35-year-old victim but his bike was nowhere to be found.

It was a mystery until Wednesday when Florida Highway Patrol said Michael Alexander Cedano Calderon, 31, was arrested for evidence tampering related to the crash.

Troopers said Calderon was a friend of the crash victim.

Calderon is now accused of coordinating the motorcycle’s removal from the scene, although troopers said it was a group of people who actually moved it.

Officials didn’t say why they think Calderon wanted the bike gone.

Investigators later found the motorcycle, but the Florida Highway Patrol report did not say where.

Calderon is charged with evidence tampering.

He was booked in the Orange County Jail.

No additional arrests were made, but Florida Highway Patrol homicide investigators said they are continuing to work on this case.

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