Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

February 2, 2023

News: Port Richey man dies in motorcycle accident on Ridge Road

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

PORT RICHEY, FL – A collision in Pasco County Monday morning killed a man riding a motorcycle, Pasco News Online reports.

The accident took place on Ridge Road near Stirling Road in Port Richey. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 21-year-old Port Richey woman was driving westbound in the outside lanes when she changed lanes. Her vehicle crashed into a motorcycle and the rider was thrown from the bike. The car rotated and rolled over.

The motorcyclist, a 20-year-old Port Richey man, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.

February 1, 2023

News: Woman, 76, killed in Hernando County pickup truck crash

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A pickup truck accident in Hernando County Friday morning left an elderly driver dead, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A report by The Free Press stated that the accident happened at the intersection of Snow Hill Road and Snow Memorial Highway shortly before 7:30 a.m. The FHP said a 76-year-old woman was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck east on Snow Hill Road but failed to stop completely for a posted stop sign. A 26-year-old Dover man driving a Ford F-550 south on Snow Memorial Highway and crashed into the side of the pickup truck.

The pickup truck overturned and struck a tree. The Ford F-150 driver, a Hernando resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

January 31, 2023

News: Largo man killed when motorcycle goes off Pinellas County overpass

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a man died in a motorcycle crash in Pinellas County on Thursday night, WLFA reports.

The victim was a 19-year-old man from Largo. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, he was riding his motorcycle west on Roosevelt Boulevard at about 9:20 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve and lost control on the exit ramp to Ulmerton Road. The motorcycle went off the roadway and then off an overpass, and the rider was ejected from the bike.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital.

January 30, 2023

News: Motorcycle and SUV involved in fatal collision on US 27

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A man died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with an SUV in Lake County Wednesday afternoon, according to WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the vehicles crashed on U.S. Highway 27 at Green Cove Boulevard at 2:47 p.m. The FHP said a woman was driving an SUV south on U.S. 27 when she tried to make a left turn onto Green Cove Boulevard. The SUV entered the path of the northbound motorcyclist and struck the bike.

The motorcycle rider, a 51-year-old man from Clermont, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The driver of the SUV, a 51-year-old Clermont woman, was not injured and stayed at the scene.

January 27, 2023

News: Alleged drunk driver arrested after crashing into dentist’s office in Ocala

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – Police say an alleged drunk driver was arrested after crashing into a dentist’s office in Ocala early Monday morning.

The Ocala Police Department released details of the incident in a Facebook post. Officers responded to Healthy Smiles Dentistry on SW 10th Street at about 12:30 a.m. after a Chevy Equinox first struck a vehicle in the roadway and then slammed into the building. No one was injured.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Gabriel Hausy, was spotted fleeing from the officers on foot. After a brief pursuit, Hausy was detained.

January 26, 2023

News: SUV driver rear-ends Marion County school bus in Dunnellon

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

DUNNELLON, FL – State troopers said a sport utility vehicle collided with a Marion County school bus on Tuesday morning, reports the Ocala-News.

The incident took place near the intersection of SW 155th Street and SW 100th Avenue in Dunnellon at about 7:15 a.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the school bus had stopped in the eastbound lanes of SW 155th Street with its stop signals displayed as a 15-year-old student was getting on board. At that time, a 74-year-old Dunnellon woman was driving an SUV eastbound on SW 155th Street and failed to safely come to a stop, crashing into the back of the school bus.

January 25, 2023

News: Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on I-75 in Marion County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers were at the scene of a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in Marion County early Monday morning.

According to the Gainesville Sun, a man was trying to walk across the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 at about 2 a.m. when he walked into the path of a Ford Mustang at mile marker 362.

The pedestrian, whose name was not released, was struck by the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the Ford, a 33-year-old man, and his passenger, a 32-year-old woman, were not injured. Both are Orlando residents.

January 24, 2023

News: 5-year-old boy struck, killed by vehicle in Alachua

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

ALACHUA, FL – Police say a pedestrian accident in Alachua Friday morning left a child dead, according to WGFL.

The incident occurred in the 15400 block of Hipp Way near Criswell Park at about 7 a.m. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office notified local police that a child had been struck by a car.

Responding officers found the injured victim, a 5-year-old boy. He was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.

January 23, 2023

News: Bicyclist fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Dade City

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

DADE CITY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred in Pasco County Tuesday night.

The Tampa Bay Times reports the crash happened on Tait Avenue near Lee Avenue in Dade City at about 8:35 p.m.

The FHP said a 42-year-old man was riding a bicycle north across Tait Avenue when he was struck by a westbound vehicle. The bicyclist, a Dade City resident, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

January 20, 2023

News: Driver killed when pickup slams into fence, bridge support on State Road 46

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a fatal pickup truck accident that occurred in Lake County Sunday night.

WKMG reports a man was driving a pickup east on State Road 46 near State Road 453 when the incident took place at about 7:35 p.m.

The FHP said the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into a fence, then kept going and struck a bridge support along the roadway. The driver, a 23-year-old man from Oviedo, was pronounced dead at the scene.