LAKE COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Lake County early Tuesday morning left the driver dead, reports the Villages-News. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was a 26-year-old man from Lady Lake. State troopers said he was driving a 2012 Ford Escape on the Florida Turnpike at…
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News: Bicyclist, 17, fatally struck by bus near Lake County school
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a teenage bicyclist died after an accident in Lake County on Monday morning. According to WESH, the 17-year-old boy was riding a bicycle on Hancock Road near the entrance to Lake Minneola High School when the crash occurred shortly before 7…
News: Bicyclist critically injured after being hit by semi on State Road 44
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A bicyclist was critically injured after being hit by a truck in Lake County on Wednesday morning, reports Inside Lake. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was a 45-year-old man from Paisley. He was trying to ride across State Road 44 near Spruce Drive…
News: Motorcyclist, 84, killed in collision with car in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A collision in Lake County on Monday afternoon claimed the life of an elderly motorcycle rider, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was an 84-year-old man from Leesburg. The FHP’s investigation found that he was riding east on El Presidente Boulevard near U.S.…
News: Pedestrian killed, motorcyclist injured in Lake County collision
MOUNT DORA, FL – Police in Lake County said a pedestrian died following a crash last week, according to Inside Lake. The victim was believed to have been walking in the roadway on County Road 19A near Progress Boulevard in Mount Dora Tuesday at about 1 a.m. when he was…
News: Multi-vehicle crash on Florida Turnpike leaves 2 hospitalized
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A collision on the Florida Turnpike in Lake County sent two people to the hospital, according to a report by WESH. The Florida Highway Patrol said a total of five vehicles were involved in the wreck that occurred along the turnpike in Clermont. The victims were…
News: Bicycle rider struck by hit-and-run driver in Sorrento
SORRENTO, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident in Lake County last Wednesday morning that left a bicyclist hospitalized. According to WKMG, the crash happened on Wolf Branch Road near County Road 437 in Sorrento. The FHP said a 59-year-old bicycle rider was headed east on…
News: Man killed when motorcycle collides with pickup truck in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Lake County on Sunday afternoon. A report by WKMG states that the accident happened on County Road 44A near Bill Collins Road at about 1:30 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said…
News: 2 injured, 1 critically, in car accident on County Road 42
LAKE COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a car accident in Lake County Sunday morning left two people injured, one critically. According to WKMG, a driver was headed east on County Road 42 in an Acura SUV when the crash happened at about 11:20 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the…
News: 2 dead, 1 injured in accident on US 441 in Leesburg
LEESBURG, FL – Two people were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Leesburg on Wednesday morning, rescue officials said. In a post on Facebook at 10:41 a.m., Leesburg Fire Rescue said crews responded to the area of US 441 and Sleepy Hollow Road. First responders arrived to find the…