MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal pedestrian collision in Marion County Sunday night, WKMG reported.
According to the FHP, the accident happened on U.S. 441 near SE 3rd Avenue at about 9:35 p.m. A driver going south on US 441 struck a man who was standing in the outside lane of the roadway near SE 3rd Avenue.
The man, a 52-year-old Ocala resident, died at the scene. The driver, a 27-year-old woman from Reddick, was not injured in the incident.
OCALA, FL – A woman died after she was struck by two vehicles in Marion County early Thursday morning, according to the Ocala StarBanner.
The Florida Highway Patrol, Marion County Fire Rescue and Ocala Fire Rescue responded to the incident shortly before 5:30 a.m.
The FHP said the pedestrian was walking in the right southbound lane of South Pine Avenue in Ocala when she was struck near Southeast 39th Place by a Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle. The driver of a second vehicle, a Volkswagen Encore, swerved to avoid the Jeep and also hit the pedestrian, The victim, a 55-year-old Ocala woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
CITRA, FL – A man died after being hit by two vehicles in northeast Marion County Wednesday morning, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the pedestrian was walking or standing in a southbound lane of U.S. 301 in Citra at about 5 a.m., and was struck by a semitractor-trailer whose driver did not see him in time.
The pedestrian was thrown across the median into a northbound lane, where he was struck again by a northbound Honda CRV. The victim, a 40-year-old man from Citra, was pronounced dead at the scene.
OCALA, FL – Ocala police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
Officers were called to the site of the crash in the 1900 block of West Silver Springs Boulevard just after 7 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that a pedestrian was trying to cross the roadway from north to south when he was struck by an eastbound older model Ford Expedition.
The victim, a 62-year-old Ocala man, died at the scene. The driver, who was headed to work, did not see the victim in time before the collision, according to investigators. Police said the driver was an adult from Havana, Florida.
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Ocala police were called to a fatal pedestrian collision on Interstate 75 Saturday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
The incident occurred on northbound I-75 at mile marker 355 near U.S. 27. The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a Nissan Sentra was parked on the shoulder of the interstate sometime before 9:30 p.m., got out of the car and walked into traffic.
The driver of a semitractor-trailer swerved to avoid the man, then got out to check on him. The pedestrian said he was OK, but returned to darting in and out of traffic on I-75. The man was eventually struck by a Toyota Corolla whose driver was unable to avoid him.
HUDSON, FL – An accident near a school bus in Pasco County last Wednesday afternoon sent a teenager to the hospital, according to Pasco News Online.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in Hudson at about 3:05 p.m. Authorities said a Pasco County school bus had stopped at the intersection of East Road and Kodiak Avenue, and had its lights activated while dropping off students.
As a 13-year-old girl walked across the highway, she was struck by a southbound Mercury sedan whose driver, a 59-year-old Port Richey man, failed to stop.
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – State troopers announced an arrest in connection with a deadly pedestrian collision that occurred in Hernando County on Friday.
According to WFTS, a pedestrian from New York was struck and killed by a vehicle on Lenox Boulevard near the intersection with Ruby Falls Court. The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was walking along the edge of the road at about 5 p.m. when he was struck by a BMW going south on Lenox Road. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The FHP said the driver of the BMW left the scene and eventually stopped on Maybelle Drive. The alleged driver, identified as 18-year-old Cameron Grosso of Spring Hill, was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and attaching an unassigned license plate to the vehicle.
SUMMERFIELD, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in Marion County last Friday night.
According to the Ocala StarBanner, the incident occurred at about 10:41 p.m. along U.S. 301 near County Road 42 in Summerfield. The FHP said a man was walking eastbound across U.S. 301 after leaving a local bar. The driver of an SUV was heading north in the outside lane, did not see the pedestrian, and struck him.
The victim, a 59-year-old man from The Villages, died at the scene. State troopers said he was wearing dark clothing and the area where he was struck was dark.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred in New Port Richey Monday morning.
Pasco News Online reports the incident took place in the area of State Road 54 and Grand Boulevard at about 5:40 a.m.. The FHP’s investigation determined that a woman was walking northbound across State Road 54 in a crosswalk when she entered the path of a westbound Freightliner propane tanker truck. At the time, the truck’s driver was turning north from SR-54 onto Grand Boulevard under a red traffic light
The pedestrian, a 43-year-old resident of New Port Richey, was struck and died at the scene. The driver of the truck was a 62-year-old man from Hudson.
OCALA, FL – A pedestrian accident in Marion County Friday night claimed the life of an elderly woman, according to the Ocala StarBanner.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the 77-year-old victim was attempting to cross near the 6600 block of Southwest 80th Avenue from east to west when the collision occurred. The pedestrian was struck by a southbound Subaru Outback SUV driven by a 74-year-old man.
The woman, who lived nearby, was pronounced dead at 9:48 p.m. The driver, who also lived in the area and was headed home, stopped and stayed at the scene. The driver and his 76-year-old wife who was his passenger were not injured.
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