ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – An investigation is underway into a fatal accident that took place in Alachua County on Friday morning, according to WCJB. The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene on County Road 219A southbound at about 4:50 a.m. Responding state troopers arrived to find that a…
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News: Woman sentenced to prison for fatal hit-and-run in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A woman who was charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in Lake County has been sentenced to prison, the Villages-News reports. Authorities said 32-year-old Tara Rene Schiessle of Lady Lake was the driver involved in the Sept 11, 2022 crash on Rolling Acres Road.…
News: Tampa man dies when motorcycle hits utility pole in Land O’Lakes
LAND O’LAKES, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Pasco County on Sunday morning. Pasco News Online reports the accident happened on Ehren Cutoff near Tower Road in Land O’Lakes. According to state troopers, a 35-year-old Tampa man was going over…
Semi Truck Crashes Into Guardrail on Polk Parkway East | Florida Truck Accident Attorneys Whittel & Melton
A semi truck crashed over a highway barrier last night on Polk Parkway East near Exit 18. FHP reports that the driver lost control of the car and “ruined 300 feet of guardrail.” Fortunately, there were no crash-related injuries. Semi-trucks are the backbone of commerce when it comes to moving goods…
News: 6 adults, 1 infant injured in collision on I-75 in Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a crash in Alachua County on Sunday afternoon left seven people injured, the Gainesville Sun reports. State troopers and rescue crews responded to the scene on Interstate 75 at the County Road 241 overpass at about 3:25 p.m. It was determined…
News: Head-on wreck on County Road 476 leaves 1 driver dead, 1 injured
BUSHNELL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Sumter County Monday morning left one one driver dead and the other hospitalized. WKMG reports the two-vehicle accident took place near Bushnell at about 7:45 a.m. The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a Chevrolet SUV was going…
News: Woman, 70, dies following wrong-way accident in Dade City
DADE CITY, FL – A driver was killed in a wrong-way accident in Pasco County on Wednesday, Pasco News Online reports. It happened in the area of 7th Street and Robinson Avenue in Dade City shortly before 5:30 p.m. An investigation determined that a woman was driving a Chevy Cavalier…
News: 2 dead, 3 injured in minivan accident on Interstate 75
MARION COUNTY, FL – A crash involving a truck and a minivan in Marion County left two people dead and three others injured, according to the Ocala StarBanner. The vehicles collided Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near the exit for County Road 318. The Florida Highway…
7-Year-Old Boy Killed in Crash at Florida ATV Park | Florida ATV Accident Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Officials say that a 7-year-old child who died in a mishap at a Florida ATV park this week was not wearing a helmet at the time. The child was seated behind a 32-year-old man driving an ATV when the vehicle overturned on Sunday, April 21, at the Hog Waller Campground…
News: Bicycle rider, 75, struck and killed by car in Tarpon Springs
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – State troopers were called to the scene of a fatal car vs. bicycle accident in Tarpon Springs on Tuesday evening, reports WTVT. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 75-year-old woman was riding a bicycle west on Bryan Lane ahead of a Jaguar SUV near Cypress…