LITHIA, FL – A man was killed after hitting an alligator while driving on a Lithia roadway Thursday morning.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, 59-year-old John Hopkins from Lithia fatally crashed on Balm-Picnic Road, 2 miles west of County Road 39. He slammed into the 11-foot gator, which caused his vehicle to go off-road and flip into a ditch.
Hopkins was pronounced dead at the scene. The gator also died.
OCALA, FL – Two people suffered injuries after a rollover crash in Ocala Tuesday morning, reports News6.
The accident happened between drivers in a Hyundai sedan and an Acura SUV around 8 a.m. The vehicles collided at SW 60th Avenue at SW 38th Street causing the Hyundai to flip onto its roof.
The driver and passenger of the overturned car were both taken to the hospital with injuries.
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – Three people suffered severe injuries after a collision between two pickup trucks in Citrus County last Tuesday.
According to the Citrus County Chronicle, the collision happened on March 15 as a 48-year-old man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with his 10-year-old in the back seat. They were headed east on West Grover Cleveland Boulevard near South Peasant Point.
An oncoming driver in a Ford Ranger, a 28-year-old Homassassa man, was approaching the same intersection.
LUTZ, FL – A 31-year-old man from Land O’Lakes was struck and injured by a driver while riding his bike in Pasco County Saturday morning.
According to FOX13, the crash happened at the intersection of Dale Mabry Highway and US-41 around 5:40 a.m.
The man was riding his bicycle on the outside shoulder of Dale Mabry Highway when he was struck by a driver. He was thrown into the roadway where he was struck again by a man on a motorcycle.
SPRING HILL, FL – A person was struck and killed by a driver in a pickup in Hernando County Thursday morning.
According to FOX13, the bicyclist was hit around 5:30 a.m. on County Line Road near Broad Street. A driver in a Ford F250 was heading south in the turn lane of Broad Steet when they crashed into the person, claiming they did not see them.
Authorities closed down the roadways while investigating the fatal crash.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a hit-and-run on Highway 19 early Monday morning.
According to The Free Press, a pedestrian was hit on Highway 19 south of Floramar Terrance around 3:40 a.m. The driver fled the scene without stopping.
Crews found the victim in the roadway with life-threatening injuries. They were rushed to an area hospital for treatment.
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A Spring hill man was killed after a crash on his motorcycle in Citrus County Tuesday night.
According to The Free Press, the man was operating a motorcycle on US-19 southbound north of Cardinal Street when he slowed or stopped in the roadway.
A 68-year-old Homosassa woman rear-ended the motorcycle, ejecting the man into the roadway. Two separate drivers in a pickup and SUV then struck the man while trying to avoid the collision.
PALM HARBOR, FL – A 23-year-old man lost his life after a crash on US-19 northbound in Palm Harbor Tuesday morning.
According to FOX13, the crash happened around 5:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Curlew Road.
The 23-year-old man from Holiday was traveling in a Nissan sedan behind the tractor-trailer. For “unknown reasons” the man crashed into the rear of the truck.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – Two women from Zephyrhills were killed after a single-vehicle accident in Pasco County early Saturday morning.
A 25-year-old driver was headed south on Crystal Springs Road just past Douglas Road around 2 a.m. Saturday, reports the Tampa Bay Times.
She lost control of the vehicle and swerved into the east shoulder of the roadway before crashing into a tree.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A 16-year-old driver died and four kids were injured after a crash in Lake County Thursday night.
According to WFTV, the crash happened as the teenage driver was traveling on County Road 437 near Plymouth Hollow Circle around 10 p.m.
They crashed an SUV with four other juvenile occupants into a light pole and tree off the roadway.
