HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A 52-year-old man from St. Petersburg was hit and killed by a driver in an SUV in Brooksville early Thursday morning. Around 5 a.m., a 58-year-old Ridge woman was traveling westbound on Cortez Boulevard (SR-50) in a Dodge Durango. She struck the man as he was in…
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News: Elderly man struck and killed while crossing road in Ocala
OCALA, FL – A 90-year-old man was fatally struck by a driver while crossing a road in Ocala on Wednesday morning. According to News6, Eugene Aldrich was attempting to cross the roadway near the 2200 block of E. Silver Springs Boulevard. A westbound driver was in the outside lane attempting to…
News: 6-year-old Spring Hill girl fatally struck by driver in Oldsmar
OLDSMAR, FL – A 6-year-old girl was killed, and her mother and sister were injured, after all three were struck by a driver at an intersection in Oldsmar Saturday evening. According to the Tampa Free Press, a 40-year-old woman and her two daughters, ages 10 and 6, were attempting to…
News: Inverness man critically injured after struck by vehicle
INVERNESS, FL – A man from Inverness was hit and injured by a driver in the town on Friday, reports the Citrus County Chronicle. The 40-year-old man was crossing east on Highway 41 near East Hill Street when he was struck by a woman traveling southbound in a sedan. The…
News: Anclote High teacher in critical condition after hit by car in school parking lot
HOLIDAY, FL – A physical education teacher was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of Anclote High School Thursday morning. Ciara McKeon, 28, was struck by a driver in an SUV at the back of the school’s parking lot near the gymnasium, reports WTSP.…
News: Pedestrian struck, killed walking along roadway near Zephyrhills
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A man died when he was struck by a vehicle when walking along a roadway northeast of Zephyrhills Sunday morning. The victim was walking south in the northbound lane of Old Lakeland Highway at Melrose Avenue at about 4:25 a.m. when he was hit by an…
News: Pasco Co. pedestrian fatally struck crossing roadway
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A woman was struck and killed while crossing a roadway early Thursday morning in New Port Richey. The 65-year-old Port Richey resident was heading west across Rowan Road near Gibraltar Avenue. According to FOX13, a driver in a sedan was traveling south on Rowan when…
News: Woman struck by vehicle outside Malcolm Randall VA Center
GAINESVILLE, FL – A woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car near the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville yesterday. According to WCJB, the unidentified victim was crossing Archer Road when she was hit by a vehilce heading west. The woman was rushed to UF…
News: 22-year-old woman fatally struck by vehicle in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL – A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in northwest Gainesville on Tuesday afternoon. According to a report by CBS 4, the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle turning left onto 8th Avenue from 10th Street. Police say the victim, a 22-year-old woman, was walking in a…
Back to School Driver Safety Tips | Florida Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Whittel & Melton
With back to school season here it is important to address the driving challenges this brings, such as more congestion near schools and in neighborhoods, more yellow school buses on the roadways, more kids and parents walking, and just the added need to exercise a bit more caution. New teen…