Car Accidents

January 2, 2023

News: Multi-vehicle collision in Pasco County leaves 4 injured, including 2 children

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – Pasco County Fire Rescue reported it was at the scene of a crash Thursday afternoon that left four people injured.

The incident took place in the area of State Road 54 and Lakepointe Parkway. The Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that three drivers had stopped for traffic at that location. Another driver, age 26, failed to stop and tried to avoid a collision but ended up hitting a stopped vehicle which collided with another vehicle.

The FHP said the 26-year-old kept heading east, hit the passenger side of a third vehicle, steered to the left and hit the tail light of a fourth vehicle.

December 27, 2022

News: Land O’Lakes woman, 35, killed when car crashes into tree

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a car accident that killed a driver in Pasco County last week.

According to the Suncoast News, the crash took place early Thursday morning on Willow Bend Parkway near French Lane at about 2:25 a.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 35-year-old woman was driving a sedan eastbound when she was unable to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The car went off the road and crashed into a tree on the shoulder.

December 26, 2022

News: Multi-vehicle wreck on I-75 in Ocala sends 2 to hospital

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OCALA, FL – Ocala Fire Rescue reported it was at the scene of a collision involving at least five vehicles on Interstate 75 in Marion County Thursday evening.

A Facebook post by the rescue unit said Ocala Fire Rescue’s Engine 4, Rescue 1, Battalion Chief 11, and a safety officer were dispatched to I-75 north at about 7:17 p.m.

They found five damaged vehicles parked along the side of the interstate near the off-ramp for Exit 350. Two people from one of the vehicles were taken to an area hospital for evaluation. No other injuries were reported. No further details were available on the cause of the collision.

December 23, 2022

News: Man and boy from Ocala killed in crash on Florida Turnpike

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A collision on the Florida Turnpike early Thursday morning left two people dead, an adult and a child.

The accident happened near mile marker 304 in Sumter County, according to a report by WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles, a sedan and a sport utility vehicle, were heading northbound on the turnpike shortly before 1 a.m. when the driver of the sedan tried to overtake the SUV.

December 22, 2022

News: Dade City man dies in single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – State troopers said an accident in Pasco County Tuesday morning left a driver dead.

According to WFLA, the crash happened on Interstate 75 near the exit for State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Dade City man was driving south on I-75 when he attempted to change lanes for the exit to State Road 56. At that point he lost control of the vehicle and drove onto the shoulder of the interstate, where the vehicle flipped over and ended up in the tree line.

The 58-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

December 21, 2022

News: Collision on County Road 466 in The Villages leaves 1 dead, 3 seriously injured

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said three vehicles were involved in a deadly collision in the Villages on Monday night, WKMG reports.

The crash took place on County Road 466 near Buena Vista Boulevard at about 10 p.m. The FHP said the driver of a sedan was headed west on the roadway and did not stop at a red light. The sedan crashed into another vehicle at the intersection and both vehicles hit a sign, with one of them colliding with a third vehicle.

The driver of the second vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a 27-year-old man from Wildwood, troopers said. A 22-year-old Leesburg woman who was his passenger was seriously injured.

December 20, 2022

News: 2 teenagers dead after car crashes and overturns on US-41

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – Two teenagers were killed when their car was involved in a rollover wreck in Pasco County early Monday, state troopers said.

A report by WTFS states that a total of five teens were in the vehicle when the accident occurred on US-41 in Lutz shortly after midnight. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a 2011 Honda Accord lost control of the vehicle near Northwood Drive and crashed into a ditch, where the car then overturned.

The driver, a 18-year-old Land O’Lakes man, and a back seat passenger, a 19-year-old Spring Hill woman, were thrown from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries. The victims were not wearing seat belts, according to troopers.

December 19, 2022

News: Driver injured after crashing into tree on US 301 in Orange Heights

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A driver was seriously injured in a car accident in Alachua County early Thursday morning, officials said.

According to a report by WGFL, Alachua County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on US 301 in Orange Heights along with the Florida Highway Patrol and Melrose firefighters.

A driver who was headed south on US 301 crashed into a tree at about 1:45 a.m, according to investigators. Rescue crews used the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver from his car and he was taken to the Shands Emergency Room in serious condition.

December 13, 2022

News: Leesburg woman killed when SUV crashes into fences on County Road 42

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MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was killed in a fiery car accident in Marion County early Saturday morning.

According to the Ocala StarBanner, the crash took place on County Road 42 near Southeast 283rd Avenue in Umatilla just after 3 a.m. The FHP said the victim was driving east in a Subaru Crosstrek SUV when she drove off the north side of the roadway. The vehicle collided with four fences, stopped and caught fire, trapping the driver inside.

A passing motorist tried to help the victim get out of the vehicle but could not because of the flames. The driver of the SUV, a 52-year-old Leesburg woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.

December 12, 2022

News: 2 dead after vehicles collide at U.S. 41 and County Road 581

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A car accident in Hernando County late Wednesday night left two people dead and four others injured. reports the Citrus County Chronicle.

The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles collided in the vicinity of U.S. 41 and County Road 581. According to the FHP’s report, a man was driving a sedan north in the left lane of U.S. 41 and turned into the path of another vehicle at the intersection with C.R. 581, resulting in the crash. The second vehicle overturned and both vehicles came to rest in the roadway.

The driver of the first vehicle, a 79-year-old Homosassa man, and a passenger in the second vehicle, a 68-year-old woman from Floral City, were pronounced dead at area hospitals.