MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said an accident in Marion County last week claimed the life of a 44-year-old pedestrian. The Ocala News reports the victim was hit by a pickup truck on U.S. 27 near NW 97th Place on Friday night just after 9 p.m. The Florida Highway…
LEESBURG, FL – Police said an elderly pedestrian was killed in an accident in Leesburg on Christmas night. WKMG reports the victim was identified as 80-year-old Gladys Lopez. She was walking across the intersection of Dixie Avenue and Euclid Avenue when the incident took place at about 7:44 p.m. According…
HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Pasco County early Wednesday morning. WFLA reports the victim was walking in the travel lane of Bolton Avenue east of US-19 near Hudson when the accident happened shortly after midnight. The pedestrian,…
WEEKI WACHEE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver hit two pedestrians in Hernando County early Saturday morning, killing one of them. A report by Fox 13 Tampa Bay stated that the incident took place on Marvelwood Road near Osprey Avenue in Weeki Wachee just before 1 a.m.…
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident that killed a teenager in Lake County Thursday morning, reports WOFL. State troopers said it happened in the area of County Road 455 near Willow Pines Lane, where a 14-year-old boy was waiting for a school bus…
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was killed in a pedestrian accident in Alachua County Friday morning. According to WUFT, the incident took place on Southwest Archer Road near Southwest 63rd Boulevard at about 6:45 a.m. The FHP said the victim was walking across the…
School buses happen to be one of the safest vehicles on the roadway. Every day, millions of children ride school buses and less than 1% of all traffic deaths involve children on school buses. School buses are designed so that they are highly visible to others and are equipped with…
MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Marion County on Thursday morning. WKMG reports the man was standing in the eastbound lane of Juniper Road near Juniper Pass Drive in Ocala at about 7 a.m. when he was hit by an…
MIAMI, FL – A pedestrian was sent to the hospital after an SUV slammed into a construction site in North Miami on Tuesday afternoon. According to a report by Local 10, the incident occurred some time after noon near the intersection of Northwest First Avenue and 11th Terrace, which is…
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – A pedestrian accident in Lauderdale Lakes on Sunday night claimed the life of a man. According to a report by CNW, the victim was struck by a 1999 Toyota Camry while crossing NW 31st Avenue near NW 26th Street shortly after 9 p.m. The unidentified man…