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…
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News: Man fatally struck by SUV driver in Brooksville
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…
News: Woman killed in hit-and-run while trying to save turtle from roadway
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…
Nursing Home Residents Less Safe Under New Florida Law Signed by Gov. DeSantis | Florida Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers Whittel & Melton
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…
News: 2 in critical condition after motor scooter vs. bicycle collision in Ocala
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…
News: 1 killed, another seriously injured after multi-vehicle crash on SR-44
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…
News: 27-year-old Ocala man killed on motor-bike after hit-and-run crash
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…
News: Teenage girl killed after collision involving cement truck in Marion Co.
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…
News: Several students injured, 2 seriously after school bus collision in Ocala
OCALA, FL – Students were injured after a serious school bus collision in Marion County on Wednesday reports WSVN. The crash happened as the school bus driver was stopped with the lights activated to let students off near Ocala. As several students were exiting the bus, a 34-year-old driver in…
News: Elderly man struck and killed while crossing road in Ocala
OCALA, FL – A 90-year-old man was fatally struck by a driver while crossing a road in Ocala on Wednesday morning. According to News6, Eugene Aldrich was attempting to cross the roadway near the 2200 block of E. Silver Springs Boulevard. A westbound driver was in the outside lane attempting to…