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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Parking lots, those seemingly harmless locations that we all pass through on a regular basis, can occasionally become the setting for unexpected drama. Accidents can and do occur amid the chaos of moving automobiles, people crossing the street, and pushing grocery carts. Accidents that occur in parking lots are sometimes…
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A semi-truck accident in Pasco County on Monday morning left two people injured and caused major traffic delays, WFTS reported. The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident took place on State Road 56 at about 11:15 a.m. An investigation indicated that an SUV hit a gravel…
WALDO, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver trying to elude law enforcement authorities was involved in a fatal crash in Alachua County early Saturday morning. The Gainesville Sun reports the incident began when the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office requested the FHP’s help in pursuing a Honda CRV…