HOMOSASSA, FL – Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash in Homosassa Tuesday morning reports the Citrus County Chronicle.
The accident happened on Highway 19 at West Yulee Drive between a driver in a Chevrolet pickup and a driver in a Dodge Challenger.
The driver in the pickup attempted to make a U-turn on the highway under a flashing yellow signal when they collided with the oncoming Dodge.
THE VILLAGES, FL – A woman was seriously injured after her golf cart crashed into a dog park fence in The Villages on Tuesday.
According to the Villages News, the woman crashed her golf cart into the entrance fences at the Homestead Dog Park in Citrus Grove just south of State Road 44.
She was rushed to a hospital and is reportedly under intensive care.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A man was killed in a motorcycle crash on State Road 40 in Marion County Sunday, reports Ocala-News.
The motorcyclist was traveling westbound along State Road 40 near State Road 19 when he attempted to pass a westbound sedan. He struck an oncoming pickup truck head-on, which caused the pickup to hit the sedan.
Authorities pronounced the motorcyclist, a 40-year-old man from Spring Hill, deceased at the scene.
INVERNESS, FL – A man from Inverness was hit and injured by a driver in the town on Friday, reports the Citrus County Chronicle.
The 40-year-old man was crossing east on Highway 41 near East Hill Street when he was struck by a woman traveling southbound in a sedan.
The man was rushed to an area hospital with critical injuries.
LEESBURG, FL – One person was injured after a crash in Lake County this past Monday, reports local media.
Emergency crews responded to a crash on County Road 468 to find an unidentified person entrapped in their vehicle.
Once they freed the victim, they were rushed to a local trauma center.
CRYSTAL RIVER, FL – A man on a motorcycle sustained serious injuries after crashing with a minivan in Crystal River Wednesday afternoon.
A 28-year-old man was riding a Suzuki GSX-R600 westbound on State Road 44 just west of North Pennsylvania Avenue. At the same time, a Lecanto man, 85, was traveling in a Dodge Grand Caravan westbound on State Road 44
The driver of the Dodge made a U-turn into the path of the motorcycle. The motorcycle’s operator slammed into the left side of the minivan, reports the Citrus County Chronicle.
CITRUS HILLS, FL – A driver and one child were injured following a crash between a car and a school bus in Citrus County Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Citrus County Chronicle, a man in a Toyota Venza ran a red light at County Road 486 and North Annapolis Avenue when he struck the left side of the school bus.
The man, a 33-year-old Hernando resident, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center.
FLORAL CITY, FL – One person sustained injuries after a fire in Citrus County on Saturday, reports the Citrus County Chronicle.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of a 90-foot by 70-foot pole barn engulfed in flames off of East Haines Court. It took crews a little over two hours to extinguish the blaze.
The property owner said they noticed a fire had started around a flatbed truck with a 1,000-gallon diesel tank. A camper van and John Deer backhoe also caught fire.
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A 67-year-old died and two others were seriously injured after a crash on US Highway 19 Friday.
According to Sun Coast News, the collision happened at the intersection of US 19 and Happy Days Drive.
An SUV driven by an 18-year-old with a 67-year-old passenger, both from Weeki Wachee, was stopped at the intersection. A 25-year-old male from Crystal River was traveling in a sedan southbound on the highway when he turned into the path of the SUV, striking the vehicle.
OCALA, FL – Three people were taken to a hospital after being injured at an Ocala intersection Wednesday morning, reports Ocala-News.
Two SUVs collided at State Road 200 and SW 20th Street around 11:30 a.m. A driver in one of the SUVs and two occupants of the other were all taken to a local hospital with injuries.
The condition of those involved or what caused the crash is not clear at this time.
