MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a Marion County sanitation worker was killed in an accident on Tuesday morning, according to WKMG. It happened as the worker was loading garbage within the Spruce Creek subdivision on Southeast 108th Terrace. The Florida Highway Patrol said the man was hit by…
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News: Driver rear-ends Marion County school bus with 50 students on board
MARION COUNTY, FL – A Marion County school bus was struck from behind by a vehicle on County Road 326 on Thursday morning, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the bus was heading east at about 9 a.m. when the driver slowed down for a bus stop ahead of…
News: Troopers searching for driver following fatal wreck on I-75
OCALA, FL – State troopers said they are searching for the driver of a tractor-trailer following a fatal crash in Marion County last month, WKMG reports. The incident took place March 20 along I-75 south about four miles north of State Road 326. The Florida Highway Patrol determined that a…
News: Ocala woman, 55, killed when SUV slams into sign, fence and tree
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the scene a fatal single-vehicle accident on County Road 328 Thursday morning. According to the Ocala StarBanner, a woman was driving an older model Chevy Blazer westbound shortly before 10:12 a.m. when the vehicle veered…
News: Ocala man riding bicycle fatally struck by hit-and-run driver
DAVENPORT, FL – State troopers are searching for the driver responsible for the death of an Ocala man who was riding a bicycle last week, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, which took place March 26 on Davenport Boulevard near U.S. 27. The FHP said the…
News: 3 injured, including child, in Ocala collision involving SUV and pickup
OCALA, FL – Three people were injured after a collision at an Ocala intersection on Tuesday morning, reports WCJB. First responders were called to the scene in the area of Northeast 40th Avenue Road and Northeast 36th Avenue. The incident involved a sport utility and a pickup truck, according to…
News: Ocala man, 64, dies after pickup slams into guardrail and building
MARION COUNTY, FL – A crash in Marion County on Monday morning killed the driver of a pickup truck, WKMG reported. The driver was going north on State Road 35 near Larch Road when the wreck occurred at about 8:45 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the pickup traveled…
News: 2 victims of crash on SE 36th Ave identified as Ocala couple
OCALA, FL – Authorities have identified the two people who died in a car wreck in Ocala last month, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. The victims were 30-year-old Spencer Holden and his wife, 35-year-old Samantha Holden, both of Ocala. The accident happened Feb. 20 on Southeast 36th Avenue near Southeast 15th…
News: 2 dead, 1 injured after vehicles collide on SE 36th Avenue in Ocala
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department said a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday night left two people dead and another hospitalized. Officers responded to the scene near the 1500 block of Southeast 36th Avenue after being notified of the incident at about 8:23 p.m. A Mazda Miata and a Mercedes-Benz…
News: Driver dies after colliding with parked Amazon truck on I-75
OCALA, FL – A car and an Amazon truck were involved in a deadly collision in Marion County on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Ocala StarBanner reported details of the wreck, which occurred on Interstate 75 northbound near the exit for State Road 326. The FHP’s…