LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one person was killed and another injured Saturday afternoon in a collision on State Road 44 in Lake County. According to WKMG, state troopers said the driver of a Honda CR-V was going south near Rory Lane shortly before 2 p.m.…
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News: 14-year-old fatally struck by vehicles while crossing Lake County street
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident that killed a teenager in Lake County Thursday morning, reports WOFL. State troopers said it happened in the area of County Road 455 near Willow Pines Lane, where a 14-year-old boy was waiting for a school bus…
News: Driver facing charges for fatal multi-vehicle crash in Leesburg
LEESBURG, FL – A driver has been arrested for a fatal accident in Leesburg last week, reports the Leesburg News. 36-year-old Gustavo Martinez Cortez of Eustis was arrested on a third-degree felony charge of driving without a license. The Nov. 7 crash involved a total of four vehicles, and occurred…
News: Driver killed when vehicle hydroplanes, collides with pickup on County Road 48
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A driver died after his car collided with a pickup truck in Lake County last week, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The Leesburg-News reports the accident took place Sept. 28 on County Road 48 near Ranch Road shortly before 12:30 p.m. The FHP said a man…
News: Passenger dies in Lake County collision after driver runs red light
LAKE COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and another seriously injured in a collision in Okahumpka, Lake County on Sunday morning, the Leesburg-News reported. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man driving a Mitsubishi Outlander went through a red light on County Road 470 near County Road 33 at…
News: Driver walking away from scene of Florida Turnpike crash fatally struck by vehicle
CLERMONT, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver who had been involved in a crash on the Florida Turnpike was struck and killed while walking on the roadway Sept. 7. According to the Leesburg-News, the man was driving an Acura in Lake County near Clermont when he lost…
News: Motorcyclist injured in collision with SUV at Lady Lake intersection
LADY LAKE, FL – Police in Lady Lake were at the scene of a crash that critically injured a motorcycle rider Sunday morning. The Villages-News reports the accident took place at the intersection of County Road 466 and Rolling Acres Road at about 11 a.m. According to investigators, the driver…
News: Pickup truck driver killed in collision with Mack truck in Clermont
CLERMONT, FL – The driver of a pickup truck died after his vehicle was involved in a collision in Lake County Monday morning, reports WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Hammock Ridge Road near Foxchase Drive in Clermont after the accident happened at about 9:20 a.m.…
News: Pedestrian fatally struck by car while walking on US 192 in Lake County
CLERMONT, FL – Authorities said a woman walking on U.S. Highway 192 in Lake County was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning. According to the Leesburg-News, the incident took place near Town Center Boulevard in Clermont. A report from the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that a woman…
News: Driver killed when car runs off road and hits pole in Lake County
GROVELAND, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Lake County last week claimed the life of the driver, the Leesburg News reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened in the vicinity of County Road Road 33 and Odom Lane near Mascotte Friday shortly before 5:30 p.m. State troopers said…