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News: 5-year-old boy struck, killed by vehicle in Alachua

ALACHUA, FL – Police say a pedestrian accident in Alachua Friday morning left a child dead, according to WGFL. The incident occurred in the 15400 block of Hipp Way near Criswell Park at about 7 a.m.  The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office notified local police that a child had been struck…

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News: 2 drivers injured when vehicles crash, overturn on I-75

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A rollover accident involving two vehicles in Alachua County left both drivers injured, reports the Ocala-News. The vehicles, an Isuzu truck and a Kia Sorrento, were headed north on Interstate 75 Friday morning when the crash took place at about 8:15 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol…

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News: Woman arrested for fatal hit-and-run incident in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, FL – Police in Gainesville have announced an arrest in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash. According to a report by WGFL, 29-year-old Margaret Walker turned herself in in connection with the incident that happened on South Main Street on November 27, 2022. Police said Walker was driving a…

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News: 17-year-old driver killed, 3 others injured in single-vehicle crash on I-75

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a car accident on Interstate 75 Saturday night claimed the life of a teenage driver. According to the Gainesville Sun, the incident took place on I-75 north in Alachua County at the exit ramp at mile marker 384.  State troopers said…

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News: Driver injured after crashing into tree on US 301 in Orange Heights

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A driver was seriously injured in a car accident in Alachua County early Thursday morning, officials said. According to a report by WGFL, Alachua County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on US 301 in Orange Heights along with the Florida Highway Patrol and Melrose firefighters.…

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News: Driver seriously injured in rollover accident on US Highway 301

WALDO, FL – A driver was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident in Alachua County Friday morning, authorities said. A report by WCJB stated that the crash happened on northeast US Highway 301 near Waldo.  Investigators determined that a vehicle went off the roadway, flipped multiple times, and came…

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News: Woman struck, killed by vehicles on SW Archer Road in Alachua County

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was killed in a pedestrian accident in Alachua County Friday morning. According to WUFT, the incident took place on Southwest Archer Road near Southwest 63rd Boulevard at about 6:45 a.m.  The FHP said the victim was walking across the…

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News: Truck driver dies after vehicle hits guardrail, trees on I-75

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a truck driver died following an accident in Alachua County on Tuesday morning. According to WGFL, the driver of a Volvo semi-truck pulling a flatbed trailer was headed south on Interstate 75 when he traveled onto the right shoulder near the…

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News: Alachua man killed when motorcycle goes off road, hits sign post

ALACHUA, FL – An accident in Alachua County Saturday morning left a motorcycle rider dead, reports the Gainesville Sun. The incident took place on U.S. Highway 441 southbound in Micanopy at about 9:24 a.m.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was riding a motorcycle when he drove off…

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