MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred in Marion County on Sunday morning.
According to a WESH report, a man was walking in the right lane of Interstate 75 south of Ocala at about 5 a.m. when he was struck and killed by a northbound vehicle. The victim was a 41-year-old man from Clearwater.
The driver involved left the scene of the crash. No description of the vehicle was immediately released.
GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two pickup trucks were involved in a deadly collision on Sunday evening in Alachua County.
The Main Street Daily News reports the accident happened on State Road 24 near NE 55th Terrace. The FHP determined that a man was driving a pickup south shortly before 6 p.m. when he crossed over the center median and collided head-on with a northbound pickup.
The driver of the first vehicle, a 23-year-old man from Gainesville, was killed in the wreck. The driver of the second vehicle, a 43-year-old man, and his two passengers, a 44-year-old woman and a 3-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries. The three are from Cordova, Maryland.
SPRING HILL, FL – A car accident in Spring Hill late Saturday night left two teenagers dead, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol released details of the fatal wreck, which occurred on Mariner Boulevard at about 11:05 p.m. The FHP said a 17-year-old male was driving a Toyota Camry southbound and failed to negotiate a curve in the road near Santee Street.
As the car rotated, the teen drove off the road and the vehicle overturned in the front yard of a home on Mariner Boulevard, where it crashed into a tree.
OCALA, FL – A motorcycle and a Marion County government vehicle were involved in a fatal collision on Wednesday afternoon, reports the Ocala StarBanner.
The Florida Highway Patrol, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on County Road 314 shortly before 2:30 p.m.
The FHP’s investigation determined that the operator of an older model Harley-Davidson motorcycle was riding eastbound on CR 314 and approached a deep curve near Northeast 112th Avenue. The bike rider crossed into the opposite lane, where the driver of a Marion County Public Works van was going west.
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a deadly collision in Marion County on Monday.
WKMG reports a sedan and a pickup truck collided on State Road 200 near SW 62nd Court at about 5 p.m. According to state troopers, the driver of a pickup truck was going west when he went across the grass median for unknown reasons and entered the eastbound lanes of State Road 200.
The front of the pickup crashed into an eastbound sedan driven by a 65-year-old woman from Ocala. The woman was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital.
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 east on Goose Prairie Road at about 7:52 p.m. when he entered the westbound lane of the roadway to pass a pickup truck.
When another westbound vehicle approached, the Jeep driver re-entered the eastbound lane and hit the front of the pickup. The Jeep then went onto the eastbound shoulder and the driver over-corrected, causing the vehicle to go across both lanes of the road and end up on the westbound shoulder. The Jeep overturned several times and collided with a wire fence.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A motorist died following a car accident in Alachua County early Sunday morning, according to the Gainesville Sun.
The incident happened on Interstate 75 at mile marker 394 at about 12:10 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found a driver going north on the interstate went off the roadway for an unknown reason and crashed.
The driver, a 34-year-old woman from Fort White, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was in the car at the time, and no other vehicles were involved.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and local first responders were called to the scene of a fatal car accident in Alachua County Tuesday night, according to the Main Street Daily News.
The crash occurred at the intersection of County Road 234 and County Road 2082 at 11:45 p.m. The FHP’s investigation found that a 31-year-old man was driving an SUV eastbound on CR-234 when he failed to stop at the intersection.
The vehicle crashed into two large trees and caught fire, and the driver was thrown from the SUV. The driver, an Ocala resident, was pronounced dead at the scene by Alachua County Fire Rescue.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Two vehicles were involved in a fatal collision in Alachua County on Saturday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to a WJXT report, the drivers of a 2000 Honda sedan and a 2015 Toyota sedan were going in opposite directions on State Road 121 in Gainesville at about 6:15 a.m. The vehicles collided just south of NW 177th Avenue.
The driver of the Honda, a 53-year-old woman, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the Toyota, a 22-year-old man, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital.
WIMAUMA, FL – A head-on collision between two pickup trucks in Hillsborough County Sunday morning left five people dead and another injured, reports WTSP.
The accident happened on State Road 674 near Balm Wimauma Road at about 7 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Toyota Tacoma pickup was going west on the roadway as a Chevy Silverado was headed east. State troopers said the driver of the Tacoma, a 29-year-old man from Bowling Green, went into the eastbound lanes and struck the Silverado.
The driver of a third pickup, a Chevrolet S-10, attempted to avoid the collision but spun and went a ditch after hitting debris from the first crash.
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