HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who struck a pedestrian in Pasco County Friday night, reports Fox 13. The FHP said a woman using a walker was on Old Dixie Highway near Hudson Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. when she was hit by a…
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News: Elderly man and woman from Gainesville killed in collision with semi-truck
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Two people died after their minivan collided with a semi in Alachua County on Friday afternoon, according to the Alachua Chronicle. The Florida Highway Patrol and local rescue crews were called to the scene in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 301 and County Road 225 in…
Nursing Home Employees Accused of Mocking Residents and Posting Lewd Photos and Videos on Social Media | Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Three employees at a nursing home in Oklahoma have been arrested on charges of making fun of elderly residents and sharing explicit images and videos of them, according to reports. The three female workers, ages 20-21, are facing charges of elderly abuse. The trio allegedly took sexually explicit photos videos…
News: Driver, 19, dies after crashing into power pole in Citrus County
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Citrus County claimed the life of a 19-year-old man, WFTS reported. The man, who was from New York, was driving a Nissan Altima on South Lecanto Highway Friday morning when the crash occurred at about 4 a.m. According to the Florida Highway…
News: Tractor-trailer accident causes fuel spill on State Road 326
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and emergency crews were called to the scene of a truck accident in Marion County on Friday morning. According to WKMG, the crash involved a tractor-trailer and took place on State Road 326 near Interstate 75 near Ocala shortly before 8:46 a.m. It…
News: Collision on Interstate 75 in Alachua County kills 1, injures 2
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said an accident in Alachua County Tuesday night left one person dead and two others injured. According to details reported by the Gainesville Sun, the crash took place on Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 405 at 10:07 p.m. The FHP’s investigation…
News: 3 rescued from vehicle following Ocala multi-vehicle collision
OCALA, FL – Rescue teams extricated three people who were trapped after a multi-vehicle crash in Ocala last Wednesday morning. According to Ocala Fire Rescue, crews were dispatched to the accident involving two sedans and an SUV at NE 24th Street and NE 19th Avenue at about 8:16 a.m. A…
News: Accident backs up traffic for miles on northbound Interstate 75
OCALA, FL – Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash that snarled traffic in Ocala during Tuesday morning’s rush hour, according to the Ocala News. Two vehicles were involved in the collision shortly before 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near the exit for W…
News: 70-year-old motorcyclist killed in multi-vehicle wreck in Sumter County
TARRYTOWN, FL – A motorcyclist was killed in an accident involving two other vehicles in Sumter County on Sunday morning. A report by WKMG states that the incident happened at the intersection of State Road 50 and State Road 471. The Florida Highway Patrol said it began when the driver…
News: Person extricated after 2-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 south
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Rescue crews were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in Alachua County on Thursday morning. A Facebook post by Alachua County Fire Rescue said that its crews and Gainesville Fire Rescue were dispatched to the crash on Interstate 75 southbound at the 386 mile…