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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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News: Student dies in motorcycle crash on NW 16th Boulevard in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A motorcycle accident in northwest Gainesville on Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of a college student, according to a WCJB report. The crash took place along Northwest 16th Boulevard near 38th Street.  An investigation by the Gainesville Police Department found the motorcyclist was traveling east at high…

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News: Collision on State Road 121 in Alachua County kills 1, injures 1

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Two vehicles were involved in a fatal collision in Alachua County on Saturday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to a WJXT report, the drivers of a 2000 Honda sedan and a 2015 Toyota sedan were going in opposite directions on State Road 121 in…

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News: Woman charged with leaving scene after hitting pedestrian in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, FL – Gainesville police announced an arrest in the case of a pedestrian who was struck by a car near the University of Florida. According to the Gainesville Sun, 73-year-old Betty Jean Alexander-Bacon of Lake Butler faces a felony charge for a hit-and-run. Authorities said Alexander-Bacon was driving at…

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