OCALA, FL – Emergency crews were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 in Marion County last week that sent six people to the hospital. In a release posted on Facebook, Ocala Fire Rescue said the crash occurred March 5 on I-75 northbound at about 4:49 p.m. First responders…
MARION COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with an SUV in Marion County on Sunday night, WFTV reported. The Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcyclist was heading north on US-441 near Ocala when the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. The FHP’s investigation indicated…
OCALA, FL – Ocala police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports. Officers were called to the site of the crash in the 1900 block of West Silver Springs Boulevard just after 7 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that a pedestrian was…
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Ocala police were called to a fatal pedestrian collision on Interstate 75 Saturday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports. The incident occurred on northbound I-75 at mile marker 355 near U.S. 27. The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a Nissan Sentra…
OCALA, FL – Ocala Fire Rescue was among numerous agencies responding to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 on Tuesday night. The rescue squad’s Facebook post stated the incident occurred on I-75 south at about 10:34 p.m., and involved three semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle. The crash resulted in varying…
MARION COUNTY, FL – A 12-year-old child was hurt Wednesday afternoon, January 22, in Ocala when the vehicle they were traveling in was rear-ended by a school bus, reports WCJB. The incident occurred in the right-turn lane of Southwest 60th Avenue, prompting an emergency response shortly after 4:30 p.m. Florida…
OCALA, FL – A car and a motorcycle were involved in a fatal collision in southwest Ocala early Thursday morning, reports the Ocala Star-Banner. The incident occurred at Southwest 80th Avenue and Southwest 80th Street at about 4:10 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Hyundai…
OCALA, FL – An elderly driver died after her vehicle was involved in a collision southwest Ocala last week, the Ocala StarBanner reports. The incident happened Wednesday in the area of State Road 200 and SW 73rd Street Road, where state troopers responded just after 10 a.m. According to the Florida…
BELLEVIEW, FL – A suspect is under arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred in Belleview on Sunday afternoon, the Ocala StarBanner reports. The Belleview Police Department said that Christian Patrick Parker was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death. Police said…
OCALA, FL – A bicyclist was found dead Wednesday morning after what Ocala police said was a hit-and-run incident. The Ocala StarBanner reports the victim, a 28-year-old man, was discovered at about 7 a.m. in bushes in the 4400 block of State Road 200, west of Interstate 75. Police said…