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PASCO CO., FL – A woman from Tampa was killed when she was hit by a vehicle in Pasco County last night.

According to a report by the Tampa Free Press, the 44-year-old woman was hit by a pickup truck while crossing SR-54 east of Copperspring Boulevard shortly before 10:30 p.m.

The woman was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

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OCALA, FL – A multi-vehicle crash in the Silver Springs area left two people injured on Wednesday afternoon.

According to a report by WCJB, the crash involved two Ford SUVs and happened at about 2:30 a.m. along East Silver Springs Boulevard.

Officers discovered one of the vehicles was rolled onto its roof at the scene. Two people in one of the vehicles were transported to a local hospital with unspecified injuries.

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SUMTER CO., FL – A multi-vehicle collision near Bushnell last Friday night claimed the lives of two people, WESH reports.

The crash took place at about 7 p.m. on County Road 48 near the intersection with Southeast 10th Street.

Investigators say the driver of an eastbound SUV lost control while navigating a curve, over corrected, and collided nearly head-on with a westbound sedan. The SUV then hit two additional westbound vehicles, causing the driver to be ejected.

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LEESBURG, FL – A man from North Carolina died last Friday in a multi-vehicle crash in the Leesburg area, WKMG reports.

The crash took place at the intersection of US-27 and Tally Road.

Investigators say a 2019 Lexus swerved into the rear of a 1988 Cadillac, causing the Cadillac to catch fire.

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DADE CITY, FL – Five people, including four children, were injured in a major collision in Dade City early this morning.

According to a report by WFTS, the crash took place at about 3 a.m. along I-75.

Details about the crash are limited at this time. Officials confirmed four children and one adult were treated for unspecified injuries.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – A motorcyclist was killed and another person as hospitalized following a collision in Gainesville on Thursday afternoon.

According to a report by the Alachua Chronicle, the crash happened when the motorcyclist ran the red light at NW 39th Avenue and NW 24th Boulevard at a high rate of speed, and collided with a sedan.

The motorcyclist, whose identity is unclear at this time, suffered fatal injuries in the wreck.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle near Springtree Park in Gainesville Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Gainesville Sun, the motorcyclist collided with a vehicle near the intersection of 39th Avenue and Northwest 24th Boulevard.

The unidentified motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver involves sustained minor injuries.

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OCALA, FL – One 15-year-old was killed and another was seriously injured in a wrong-way crash in northeast Ocala early Tuesday morning.

According to a report by WFTV, the crash occurred at the intersection of Northeast 14th Street and Northeast 25th Avenue at about 5:15 a.m.

Officers say two 15-year-olds were on Northeast 14th St. when their Toyota sedan veered into the oncoming lanes and collided with a Mitsubishi.

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THE VILLAGES, FL – A child was killed and two other individuals were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near Wildwood on Saturday evening.

According to a report by Villages-News, the driver of a 2000 Chrysler Caravan lost control of he vehicle on the Florida Turnpike just south of I-75 at about 6:04 p.m. The vehicle then entered the shoulder, where it hit a guardrail, skidded back across the roadway, and struck a tree.

An 11-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, 40-year-old Ocala man, and a 71-year-old female passenger were hospitalized in serious condition.

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PASCO CO., FL – A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a rollover crash crash in Pasco County early Saturday.

According to WFLA, the crash occurred sometime before 10 a.m. when the driver lost control of his vehicle in the eastbound lanes of SR-54. The vehicle struck the center median before spinning around and overturning.

Both the driver and his female passenger were ejected in the crash. Both individuals were rushed to a local hospital, where the passenger, a 20-year-old woman, died a short time later.

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