WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A Road Ranger was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on I-75 this morning. According to Fox 13, the ranger was assisting troopers at the scene of a prior accident near Overpass Road when a Toyota sedan veered into the blocked…
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News: Driver trapped after multi-vehicle crash in Alachua Co.
ALACHUA CO., FL – Two people were sent to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash that left one victim pinned inside their vehicle near Gainesville last night. According to CBS 4, the two-vehicle crash occurred along SR-26 just outside of Gainesville. ACFR used the Jaws of Life to extricate one…
News: Woman, child killed in crash on US-19 in Spring Hill
SPRING HILL, FL – A woman and her infant son were killed in a four-vehicle crash in Spring Hill, WFLA reports. The crash took place some time before noon in the northbound lanes of US-19 near the intersection with Berkeley Manor Boulevard. Police say a 35-year-old woman from Weeki Wachee…
News: 22-year-old woman fatally struck by vehicle in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL – A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in northwest Gainesville on Tuesday afternoon. According to a report by CBS 4, the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle turning left onto 8th Avenue from 10th Street. Police say the victim, a 22-year-old woman, was walking in a…
News: Collision in Brooksville leaves at least 1 dead
BROOKSVILLE, FL – A collision claimed the life of at least one person near the Church of God of Prophecy in Brooksville early Wednesday morning. According to WFLA, the crash occurred in the 2400 block of Dan Brown Hill Road near Hayman Road shortly after midnight. Little information about the…
News: Pickup fatally strikes motorcyclist in Bushnell
BUSHNELL, FL – An elderly motorcyclist was fatally struck by a pickup truck on a county road west of Bushnell last Wednesday, The Villages News reports. The fatal collision happened on County Road 48 just west of County Road 616 at about 3 p.m. on December 29, when a 1999…
New Year’s Eve Brings Added Risks for Uber & Lyft Drivers | Florida Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Using a rideshare service, like Uber or Lyft following a party or big night out at the bar or club on New Year’s Eve is a responsible thing for someone to do after they have been drinking. NYE is a busy time and Uber and Lyft drivers are placed at…
Don’t Wreck the Halls: Stay Safe During Christmas | Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Christmas is just days away, and this time is filled with laughter, family, friends, and revisiting all the memories you have made this year. The holidays should be a happy time, but each year there are thousands of people who are injured or killed in Christmas and holiday-related accidents. Our…
Avoid a Christmas Tree Fire This Holiday Season | Florida Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
The tradition of a real Christmas tree may be something your family enjoys partaking in every year. Loading everybody up in the car and heading to the tree farm to select your perfect tree, chop it down, and bring it home to decorate might be what Christmas means to you.…
Road Tripping This Thanksgiving? Here Are the Worst Times to Travel | Florida Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
According to projections from AAA, there will be nearly 4 million more people travelling on U.S. roadways this Thanksgiving (2021) compared to last year. This means that if you are planning a road trip that you should expect to see a lot more vehicles sharing the roads and a surge…