ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – State troopers were at the scene of a fatal crash on State Road 45 in Alachua County Wednesday night, reports the Gainesville Sun. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a sedan southbound when the accident happened shortly after 11 p.m. near U.S. 41…
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News: Wrong-way crash near Gainesville airport leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
GAINESVILLE, FL – A wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal collision in Gainesville on Sunday morning, police said. According to a report by WCJB, the incident occurred at 3333 Northeast 39th Avenue, near Gainesville Regional Airport. A police investigation determined that a driver was heading in the wrong direction…
News: Bronson man killed when motorcycle crashes into utility pole
GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a deadly motorcycle crash that occurred in Alachua County on Wednesday morning, the Gainesville Sun reports. State troopers responded to the scene on State Road 24/Archer Road west of Gainesville at about 10:32 a.m. The FHP said a motorcyclist…
News: Semi rear-ends car on NW County Rd 229 in Starke
BRADFORD COUNTY, FL – Bradford County Fire Rescue paramedics responded to the scene of a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in northwest Stark, reports WCJB. The incident, which was reported shortly before 1:00 p.m., led to a partial closure in the 5600 block of Northwest County Road 229. Details are limited,…
News: 3 injured when driver swerves to avoid box on I-75, crashes into tree
GAINESVILLE, FL – A car accident on Interstate 75 near Gainesville sent three people to the hospital, Main Street Daily News reported. The crash occurred at about 10:24 a.m. Saturday on I-75 north in the vicinity of mile marker 390. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a…
News: Teenage bicyclist injured after being hit by pickup truck in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL – Police said a teenage girl riding a bicycle was injured in an accident in Gainesville last week. WCJB reports the incident happened Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Northwest 13th Street and 93rd Avenue. According to Gainesville police, the teen was riding her bike at that location…
News: Woman killed, infant injured after vehicle crashes on Interstate 75
ALACHUA, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol said an accident on Interstate 75 left a woman dead and a child injured on Monday morning, reports the Alachua Chronicle. The FHP’s investigation determined that a 63-year-old Gainesville woman was driving a Nissan SUV north on I-75 at about 7:30 a.m. when…
News: Suspect crashes into Gainesville police vehicle, injuring officer
GAINESVILLE, FL – Authorities said a man trying to elude police crashed into a Gainesville Police Department vehicle late Tuesday night. According to a WCJB report, the incident began when Gainesville police officers attempted a traffic stop on 21-year-old Robert Rodriguez on Northeast Third Place at 11 p.m. Police said…
News: Ocala man killed in pickup truck accident on I-75 in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a fatal wreck that occurred in Gainesville early Sunday morning. The Ocala StarBanner reports a pickup truck driver was headed north on Interstate 75 when the crash occurred at about 12:25 a.m. According to the FHP, the driver was going…
News: Gainesville woman, 88, dies in collision with pickup on US 441
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a two-vehicle collision in Alachua County claimed the life of an elderly driver. According to the Alachua Chronicle, the incident occurred Feb. 10 near the intersection of U.S Highway 441 and County Road 237. State troopers said an 88-year-old woman was…