OCALA, FL – A driver was sentenced to prison for a crash in Ocala that left three people dead, reports the Ocala StarBanner. 37-year-old Travis Lee Johnson pleaded no contest last week in connection with the accident that occurred in January 2017 in the area of County Road 326 and…
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News: 60-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by pickup truck in Marion County
MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle in Marion County early Sunday morning, according to a report by WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was attempting to cross in the area of State Road 200 and…
News: Driver injured in rollover crash on SW College Rd. in Ocala
OCALA, FL – A driver was taken to the hospital following a rollover crash in southwest Ocala on Wednesday morning. According to CBS 4, first responders were called to Southwest College Road, where the found a Jeep rolled onto its side and a Nissan with front-end damage. Crews were able…
News: Hit-and-run driver sought in connection with fatal crash on State Road 40
OCALA, FL – Authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred early Saturday morning in Ocala, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was standing in an outside lane of State Road 40 near SW 57th Avenue at about 5 a.m. when he was hit by a…
News: Man, 32, dies after being struck by vehicle near Ocala
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a Cape Coral man died in a pedestrian accident east of Ocala early Thursday morning, the Ocala Star-Banner reported. The incident took place on State Road 40 East near Baseline Road at about 2 a.m. According to state troopers, the 32-year-old victim…
News: Motorcycle driver killed, passenger injured in Ocala collision
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department released details of a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred on College Road Saturday night. According to investigators, the driver of a Chevy Suburban was leaving a restaurant and attempting to travel east on SW College Road when the vehicle pulled directly into the…
News: Motorcyclist killed in crash with dump truck in Ocala
OCALA, FL – Police in Ocala released details of a deadly motorcycle accident that occurred on Monday morning. In a Facebook post, police said the incident took place in the vicinity of South Pine Avenue and Southeast 17th Street at about 6:50 a.m. The driver of a dump truck was…
News: 2 injured when semi overturns in NE Ocala
OCALA, FL – Two people were hospitalized Saturday when a semi truck hauling a tank of water overturned and struck a passenger vehicle in northeast Ocala, ClickOrlando reports. Emergency responders were called to the 2400 block of NE 14th Street at about 3:25 a.m. that morning. They extricated the passenger…
News: 2 injured in rollover crash in Ocala
OCALA, FL – A multi-vehicle crash in the Silver Springs area left two people injured on Wednesday afternoon. According to a report by WCJB, the crash involved two Ford SUVs and happened at about 2:30 a.m. along East Silver Springs Boulevard. Officers discovered one of the vehicles was rolled onto…
News: 15-year-old killed in multi-vehicle crash in NE Ocala
OCALA, FL – One 15-year-old was killed and another was seriously injured in a wrong-way crash in northeast Ocala early Tuesday morning. According to a report by WFTV, the crash occurred at the intersection of Northeast 14th Street and Northeast 25th Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. Officers say two 15-year-olds…