BROOKSVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a crash involving a stolen car in Hernando County last week.
According to WTVT, the incident began when the 29-year-old man, driving a GMC Sierra, lost control on State Road 50 and struck a traffic median barrier.
When another driver, a 35-year-old woman, stopped to help him, state troopers say the man stole her car.
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and four others injured in a collision in Sumter County Wednesday evening, reports the Villages-News.
The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene on State Road 471 in the vicinity of State Road 50 near Tarrytown. An investigation by state troopers found that a man driving a Ford Focus south at about 7 p.m. lost control of the vehicle and crossed over the center line. The Focus crashed into a Nissan Rogue headed northbound on State Rod 471, causing both vehicles to overturn.
The driver of the Focus, a 37-year-old man from Floral City, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
RIDGE MANOR, FL – Eight people were injured in a crash involving a bus in Hernando County on Tuesday afternoon, local rescue officials said.
Hernando County Fire Rescue reported it was at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Cortez Boulevard and Treiman Boulevard in Ridge Manor. Rescue crews arrived to find that a bus had collided with a pickup truck.
Multiple occupants of the bus were out walking around, and there were two severely injured occupants of the pickup truck, one of whom had to be extricated.
BROOKSVILLE, FL – State troopers have released details of a fatal single-vehicle accident that occurred in Brooksville on Monday morning, reports the Hernando Sun.
Authorities responded to the scene on Wiscon Road near Mobley Road after the crash took place at about 7:45 a.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a woman was driving a Nissan Altima sedan westbound when she control of the vehicle. The Nissan ran off the road, went onto the north shoulder and crashed into a tree.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and two others were injured in a collision in Pasco County Friday morning, according to WFLA.
The incident happened near the intersection of US-98 and US-301 at about 6:14 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Ford F250 was heading north when he tried to make a left turn and entered the path of a tractor-trailer. The Ford rotated, flipped and struck a street light support pole, while the tractor-trailer hit a pedestrian traffic signal.
The Ford driver, a 63-year-old man from Zephyrhills, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the tractor-trailer, a 57-year-old woman, was seriously injured. The driver of the truck, a 76-year-old Land O’Lakes man, sustained minor injuries.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles were involved in a deadly collision in Alachua County on Saturday afternoon.
The Main Street Daily News reports the crash happened on Interstate 75 southbound at about 3:08 p.m. The FHP’s investigation found that a man driving a Subaru sedan in the middle lane lost control of the vehicle near the Micanopy exit at mile marker 374. The Subaru struck a Ford box truck traveling in the inside lane of the interstate.
The box truck then hit a guardrail and the Subaru, causing the Subaru to overturn onto the shoulder and crash into a tree. The driver of the Subaru was pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers in the vehicle, a man and woman from Tennessee, suffered minor injuries and were taken to UF Shands Hospital in Gainesville. No one in the Subaru was wearing a seat belt, state troopers said. The driver of the box truck, a 29-year-old man from Gainesville, was not injured in the wreck.
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A woman walking along Spring Hill Drive in Hernando County on Thursday night was fatally struck by a vehicle, state troopers said.
WTVT reports the accident happened east of Air Commerce Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was walking in the travel lanes of the roadway when she was struck by a westbound Toyota RAV4. The victim, a 46-year-old woman from Montandon, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The SUV driver, a 64-year-old Thonotosassa woman, was not injured.
The driver told authorities she did not see the pedestrian initially and then tried to avoid hitting her, but could not. The FHP said Spring Hill Drive was dark at the time and also wet from recent rainfall.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A car and a tractor-trailer were involved in a fatal collision in Alachua County early Wednesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A report in the Gainesville Sun states the crash occurred on Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 401 near the exit for U.S. 441.
The FHP said a woman was driving a sedan north on I-75 in the middle lane shortly after 2 a.m. when she turned into the path of a northbound semi-truck while trying to reach the scene of a previous crash.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a pedestrian accident in Pasco County Thursday night left a Port Richey man dead.
According to WTSP, the crash occurred at the intersection of Old County Road 54 and Erin Brook Drive. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that the victim was walking in the middle of the intersection at 10:41 p.m. when he was struck by an eastbound Dodge Charger driven by a 21-year-old New Port Richey man.
The 68-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not released.
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred Saturday night in Marion County, WKMG reports.
The crash, which involved a motorcycle and two other vehicles, occurred in the area of U.S. Highway 41 and SW 54th Street.
The FHP’s report said a 58-year-old Dunnellon woman driving an SUV was trying to turn left from the highway onto SW 54th Street at about 7:15 p.m. and entered the path of the motorcyclist, resulting in a collision. Another SUV behind the motorcycle crashed into it.
