Car Accidents

August 14, 2024

News: Driver, 47, killed in SUV rollover accident on County Road 46A

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a single-vehicle rollover accident in Lake County Monday night left a driver dead.

According to WOFL, the incident took place along County Road 46A near County Road 46. The Florida Highway Patrol learned that the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe was headed south at about 10 p.m. and ran off the roadway.

When he tried returning to the road he overcorrected, and the vehicle overturned multiple times. The driver, a 47-year-old man from Orlando, was ejected and died after being taken to an area hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, investigators said.

August 12, 2024

News: Multi-vehicle accident in Lady Lake blamed on reckless driver

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LADY LAKE, FL – Police said a multi-vehicle accident in Lady Lake last week sent two drivers to the hospital.

The Villages-News reports that the incident occurred Wednesday evening in the area of County Road 466 and Rolling Acres Road shortly after 6:30 p.m.

A police investigation indicated that the driver of a sedan was headed west on County Road 466, entered the left turn lane where traffic was backed up at the light, and collided with a vehicle merging into the left turn lane.

August 7, 2024

News: 1 dead, 5 injured in Pasco County crash after driver goes through stop sign

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle collision in Pasco County Friday night killed one of the drivers involved, WFTS reported. Five other people were injured in the wreck, which occurred in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 41 and Hodza Street.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Honda Accord going west on Hodza Street went through a stop sign at the intersection at about 9:47 p.m. and was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck. The Honda rotated in the intersection and was hit by a GMC Envoy going north on U.S. 41.

The driver of the Honda, a 61-year-old man from Weeki Wachee, died at the scene. The Ram driver, a 51-year-old Brooksville woman, the GMC driver, a 50-year-old Brooksville man, and three passengers suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor.

August 6, 2024

News: Collision along U.S. 41 leaves 2 dead, 2 critically injured

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DUNNELLON, FL – A collision in Marion County on Friday left two people dead and two others injured, reports the Ocala StarBanner.

The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on U.S. 41 at about 5 p.m. The FHP said the driver of a northbound Chevy pickup truck hit a puddle of water on the highway near County Road 328. The vehicle started to hydroplane and veered right off the roadway.

The driver overcorrected to the left and the pickup re-entered U.S. 41, where it collided with a southbound Toyota Avalon.

August 2, 2024

News: 4 hospitalized following multi-vehicle wreck on I-75 north

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OCALA, FL – Ocala Fire Rescue said its crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 northbound on Thursday afternoon.

According to a Facebook post at 2:28 p.m., the wreck occurred near mile marker 352 and involved a box truck, a compact SUV and a small dump truck.

Rescuers used extrication tools to free the box truck driver who had been trapped inside the vehicle. That driver and a passenger in the SUV were taken to an area hospital as trauma alerts. The drivers of the SUV and the dump truck were also transported for evaluation.

August 1, 2024

News: 2 drivers dead following collision at Marion County intersection

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A collision at an intersection in Marion County Wednesday night left both drivers dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Ocala StarBanner reports authorities were called to the scene in the vicinity of U.S. 27 and Northwest 60th Avenue at about 8:24 p.m. The FHP’s investigation determined that a Honda Civic collided with a Toyota Highlander SUV.

The Honda was heading east on U.S. 27 while the Toyota was going in the opposite direction and entered the left turn lane to turn onto 60th Avenue when the vehicles crashed. Both drivers had the green light at the time, state troopers said. Witnesses said the driver of the Toyota violated the Honda’s right-of-way and entered the vehicle’s path.

July 26, 2024

News: Man and woman from Ocala die in car wreck near Belleview school

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BELLEVIEW, FL – A collision near Belleview Santos Elementary School on Thursday left two Ocala residents dead, reports the Ocala StarBanner.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation, the driver of a Chevy Cobalt was headed northbound on U.S. 441 South at about 5 p.m. when he entered the left turn lane to go onto Southeast 95th Street. The Cobalt then collided at the intersection with a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck that was going south on U.S. 441. The impact sent the Toyota off the roadway where it overturned onto its roof near a utility pole. The Chevy went off the roadway onto a shoulder close to a fence near the school.

The driver of the Chevy, a 72-year-old man from Ocala, and his passenger, a 71-year-old Ocala woman, died after being transported to HCA Florida Ocala. The driver of the Toyota, a 20-year-old Fort McCoy man, was seriously injured and taken to the same hospital.

July 25, 2024

News: Collision in Lake County leaves 1 driver dead, 1 seriously injured

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a two-vehicle collision in Lake County on Tuesday morning left one of the drivers dead and the other hospitalized.

According to WOFL, a 1996 Honda Civic and a 2008 Toyota Tacoma crashed in the vicinity of County Road 450A and Pine Street at about 6:11 a.m. The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of the Tacoma failed to yield and entered the path of the Civic as that vehicle headed west approaching the intersection. The front side of the Civic hit the side of the Tacoma.

The driver of the Civic, a 32-year-old man from Umatilla, died after being taken to an area hospital. The driver of the Tacoma, age 40, was seriously injured and hospitalized.

July 23, 2024

News: 3 injured when driver swerves to avoid box on I-75, crashes into tree

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GAINESVILLE, FL – A car accident on Interstate 75 near Gainesville sent three people to the hospital, Main Street Daily News reported.

The crash occurred at about 10:24 a.m. Saturday on I-75 north in the vicinity of mile marker 390. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a sedan and had to swerve when a large box containing an AC coil fell from a pickup truck.

The sedan crashed into a tree on the east shoulder of the interstate. Two passengers in the sedan, a 23-year-old woman from Gainesville and a 26-year-old man from Norfolk, Virginia, were hospitalized with critical injuries. The driver, a 25-year-old Gainesville man, was listed in serious condition after being taken to an area trauma center.

July 18, 2024

News: Pickup truck driver dead after crashing into ditch in Newberry

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NEWBERRY, FL – State troopers said a driver died when his pickup truck was involved in a wreck in Alachua County on Monday.

According to details reported by the Alachua Chronicle, the incident took place on Newberry Road near SW 218th Street in Newberry at about 5 p.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 70-year-old man from Bell was driving west when his pickup entered the center grass median, then crossed the eastbound lanes of Newberry Road and crashed into a ditch on the south shoulder of the road. The vehicle then collided with a wooden fence in an open field.