MARION COUNTY, FL – A search is underway for the driver who struck and injured a pedestrian in Marion County on Monday, March 17. According to the Ocala Star-Banner, the victim was walking on the shoulder of County Road 42 near Southeast 203rd Avenue in Umatilla when the incident happened…
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News: Woman involved in crash after fleeing from Marion County deputy
MARION COUNTY, FL – A driver is facing charges after crashing her vehicle while fleeing from law enforcement in Marion County last week, according to a WCJB report. The suspect in the Feb. 24 incident was identified as 33-year-old Nicole Backer, of Ocala. Authorities said she was spotted entering her…
News: Man struck, killed by 2 vehicles on US Highway 301 in Citra
CITRA, FL – A man died after being hit by two vehicles in northeast Marion County Wednesday morning, the Ocala StarBanner reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the pedestrian was walking or standing in a southbound lane of U.S. 301 in Citra at about 5 a.m., and was struck…
News: Rider killed when motorcycle crashes, overturns in Marion County
WEIRSDALE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released information regarding a deadly motorcycle accident that occurred in Marion County Sunday morning. According to the Ocala StarBanner, the crash occurred at the intersection of Southeast 175th Street and Southeast 155th Avenue in Weirsdale at about 12:45 a.m. The FHP said a…
News: 1 dead after train collides with car at railroad crossing in Citra
CITRA, FL – A crash in Marion County involving a train and a passenger vehicle left one person dead on Sunday morning, according to a WCJB report. It occurred in Citra, in the area of NE 175th Street Road east of U.S. 301. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the…
News: Car slams into back of school bus on SW 27th Avenue in Marion County
MARION COUNTY, FL – A car and a school bus were involved in a collision in Marion County on Thursday, First Coast News reported. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the bus driver was heading south on SW 27th Avenue and put on the yellow flashing lights while slowing down…
News: Silver Springs man killed when motorcycle crashes into mailbox, fence
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released information on a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in Marion County early Friday morning. According to the Ocala StarBanner, the accident happened on Southeast 183rd Avenue Road near Southeast 26th Street. The FHP’s report stated that a man was driving…
News: Man from The Villages struck, killed by vehicle on U.S. 301
SUMMERFIELD, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in Marion County last Friday night. According to the Ocala StarBanner, the incident occurred at about 10:41 p.m. along U.S. 301 near County Road 42 in Summerfield. The FHP said a man was walking eastbound…
News: Man, woman killed when vehicles collide on County Road 315
MARION COUNTY, FL – Two people died after their vehicles collided last week in Marion County, First Coast News reported. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened Wednesday night along County Road 315. The FHP’s investigation indicated that the driver of a northbound van crossed over the center line…
News: Crash on Interstate 75 in Marion County kills 1, injures 5
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly wreck that occurred north of Ocala in Marion County on Friday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports. The FHP and first responders were called to the scene on Interstate 75 south of the exit for County Road 318 at…