LEESBURG, FL – Police in Leesburg said a motorcycle rider died following a collision with a car Saturday evening. According to a WKMG report, the crash happened in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 441 and Tomato Hill Road. Investigators determined that the driver of a 2020 Honda Fit, an 88-year-old…
LEESBURG, FL – Police in Leesburg said a man has died of his injuries following a bicycle accident last Wednesday, the Daily Commercial reports. The victim was identified as 64-year-old Timothy Rodiez of Leesburg. Investigators said he was riding a bicycle on U.S. 27 near the entrance to the Legacy…
LEESBURG, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Lake County Tuesday morning that left a motorcyclist dead, WKMG reports. The incident took place on County Road 452 near Sandpiper Drive in Leesburg. A Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a Hyundai Sonata at that location at about 11:51…
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a rollover accident near Leesburg Monday night left two teenagers dead. WKMG reported details of the wreck, which took place in the area of Goose Prairie Road and Felkins Road. State troopers said a 17-year-old boy was driving a Jeep Wrangler…
LEESBURG, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Lake County on Friday night, WKMG reports. According to the FHP, the victim was a 47-year-old man who was trying to walk across County Road 44 near Rhett Road. The pedestrian was…
LAKE DEATON, FL – A man accused of fleeing the scene of a crash in Sumter County earlier this year has been apprehended, the Villages-News reports. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the suspect as 31-year-old Marcus J. Sims of Leesburg. The accident happened Jan. 28 on State Road 44 near…
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…
LEESBURG, FL – A collision in Leesburg last week left one person dead and two others injured, according to police. A report by the Leesburg News states that the accident happened on U.S. Highway 441 at Perkins Street on Wednesday morning. Investigators said the driver of a 2007 Chevrolet sedan…
LEESBURG, FL – A car accident in Lake County Monday morning left one person dead and two others hospitalized, Inside Lake reports. According to police, a man was driving a 2012 Hyundai in the area of U.S. Highway 441 and U.S. Highway 27 when the crash happened at about 12:45…
LEESBURG, FL – Police said an elderly pedestrian was killed in an accident in Leesburg on Christmas night. WKMG reports the victim was identified as 80-year-old Gladys Lopez. She was walking across the intersection of Dixie Avenue and Euclid Avenue when the incident took place at about 7:44 p.m. According…