All rides have been removed from the Indiana County Fair after a girl was thrown from a ride Monday night and was injured.
This prompted an investigation from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, which found the “Rock and Roll” ride the girl was thrown from had numerous violations.
Two of the rider carriages on the “Rock and Roll” were “deemed unusable” because of safety issues when the ride was last inspected on June 11, according to IDHS.
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.
The total number of child hot car deaths in 2024 has reached 11 as of today, July 17.
In the latest child tragedy, a 2-month-old girl died after being left inside a hot car in New Jersey on Monday.
According to Kids and Car Safety, there are 3 additional child deaths that are likely linked to being left inside a hot car that are pending autopsy results.
HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who struck a pedestrian in Pasco County Friday night, reports Fox 13.
The FHP said a woman using a walker was on Old Dixie Highway near Hudson Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. when she was hit by a vehicle heading southbound. The victim, a 67-year-old Hudson resident, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital.
The driver left the scene of the crash in a vehicle believed to be a 2010-2011 Mazda. Anyone with further information regarding the hit-and-run was asked to contact the FHP or Crime Stoppers.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Two people died after their minivan collided with a semi in Alachua County on Friday afternoon, according to the Alachua Chronicle.
The Florida Highway Patrol and local rescue crews were called to the scene in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 301 and County Road 225 in Waldo at about 12:51 p.m.
The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a minivan pulled out from County Road 225 into the southbound lanes of U.S. 301 and was struck by a semi heading south in the inside lane in a T-bone collision.
Three employees at a nursing home in Oklahoma have been arrested on charges of making fun of elderly residents and sharing explicit images and videos of them, according to reports.
The three female workers, ages 20-21, are facing charges of elderly abuse.
The trio allegedly took sexually explicit photos videos of several residents and posted them on Snapchat. Police also allege that several pictures recovered appear to show the women mocking residents.
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Citrus County claimed the life of a 19-year-old man, WFTS reported.
The man, who was from New York, was driving a Nissan Altima on South Lecanto Highway Friday morning when the crash occurred at about 4 a.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the vehicle ran off the roadway and collided with a concrete power pole. The victim was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital.
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and emergency crews were called to the scene of a truck accident in Marion County on Friday morning.
According to WKMG, the crash involved a tractor-trailer and took place on State Road 326 near Interstate 75 near Ocala shortly before 8:46 a.m.
It resulted in a spill of 150 gallons of fuel onto the roadway. A portion of State Road 326 was shut down while the wreck was being cleared and the spill cleaned up. There was no immediate word on whether anyone was injured.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said an accident in Alachua County Tuesday night left one person dead and two others injured.
According to details reported by the Gainesville Sun, the crash took place on Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 405 at 10:07 p.m.
The FHP’s investigation determined that a man was driving on I-75 when his car entered the median, hit a guardrail and went back onto the roadway. It then crashed into a pickup truck.
OCALA, FL – Rescue teams extricated three people who were trapped after a multi-vehicle crash in Ocala last Wednesday morning.
According to Ocala Fire Rescue, crews were dispatched to the accident involving two sedans and an SUV at NE 24th Street and NE 19th Avenue at about 8:16 a.m. A caller reported one of the vehicles was on its side with the occupants inside.
OFR units arrived to find that the drivers of a Toyota Camry and an Audi A8L were able to get out of their vehicles on their own. No one else was inside the cars.
