PASCO COUNTY, FL – An 86-year-old man died following a two-vehicle collision in New Port Richey Monday afternoon. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the fatal collision happened around noon on Ridge Road just east of Regency Park Boulevard. The man was exiting a private driveway onto Ridge Road when…
MARION COUNTY, FL – A woman died after being hit by a garbage truck along south US-441 Saturday morning, reports the Ocala StarBanner. A 51-year-old man from Ocala was driving a garbage truck southbound on US-441 on the inside lanes near SE 172nd Road. A pedestrian was attempting to cross…
LADY LAKE, FL – A man and his wife died after being struck by a driver in an SUV outside of a grocery store in Lake County on Saturday. According to the Villages-News, 89-year-old Wilfred Maybee was driving a Lexus RX 350 in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie off Avenida…
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…
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – A woman was struck and killed by a box truck driver in Orange County on Tuesday reports FOX 35. Virginia Celli-Olivo, 57, got out of her SUV to rescue a turtle on Curry Ford Road near Sanctuary Point Boulevard. A driver in a box truck struck…
On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 42 bills, including HB 1239 – one that will change nursing home staffing standards and ultimately reduce the care these facilities provide to residents. The debatable aspect of the bill centers on certified nursing assistants (CNAs), who provide much of the direct care to…
OCALA, FL – Two people suffered critical injuries after being involved in a collision at an Ocala intersection on Wednesday. According to the Ocala StarBanner, a person on a motor scooter was stopped at the traffic signal of Pine Avenue and Silver Springs Boulevard. The light turned green and they made…
LAKE COUNTY, FL – One person died and another was seriously hurt following a three-vehicle crash on State Road 44 in Eustis Tuesday evening. According to WFTV, the fatal crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on State Road 44 near Donna Vista Place. A 22-year-old Sanford man was driving westbound in…
MARION COUNTY, FL – A man died after he was struck by a driver in a pickup while riding a mini-bike in Marion County Monday morning. According to the Ocala StarBanner, the crash happened near Northeast 42nd Street and Northeast 16th Avenue around 6:40 a.m. A driver in a pickup…
MARION OAKS, FL – A 17-year-old girl died after a collision with a driver in a cement truck on County Road 484 Friday morning. The teen was driving a Toyota Camry east in the outside lane of County Road 484. At the same time a driver in a cement truck…