ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a collision in Alachua County early Tuesday morning left both drivers dead, WCJB reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Williston Road near Wacahoota Road after the accident occurred at about 4:48 p.m.
The FHP learned that a 30-year-old Gainesville woman was driving south when her car veered into the northbound lanes and crashed into another car head-on
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released its report on a fatal car wreck that occurred Saturday morning in southeast Alachua County.
According to the Gainesville Sun, the crash took place on U.S. 441 at County Road 234 West near Micanopy at about 6 a.m. The FHP’s investigation indicated that the driver of a Kia went off the roadway and crashed into a utility pole.
The driver was thrown from the vehicle, and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. He was a 21-year-old man from Lithia, in Hillsborough County.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Two vehicles were involved in a deadly head-on collision in Alachua County on Sunday evening, WJXT reported.
The wreck occurred shortly before 7 p.m. along State Road 121, where a car crashed into a pickup truck. The driver of the car, a 48-year-old man from Spring Hill, was killed. The FHP said he was not wearing a seat belt.
The 61-year-old driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries. That motorist was wearing a seat belt.
HIGH SPRINGS, FL – Among the many vehicles damaged across Florida by Hurricane Helene was one of the High Springs Fire Department’s fire trucks.
According to a WCJB report, Tanker 29 was responding to a structure fire during the hurricane when the firefighter on board encountered downed wires on Northwest 185th Street near Plantation Oaks. While the unit was stopped, it was struck by another tree that toppled more wires.
The firefighter managed to get out of the truck safely and was not injured. The truck is no longer in service because of the damage it sustained.
LEVY COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said three people were injured, one seriously, in a crash along County Road 345 on Thursday afternoon.
According to the Main Street Daily News, the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer was going north at 4:12 p.m. and passed another northbound vehicle. As she re-entered the northbound lane she lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the center lane and entered the southbound lane.
The Chevrolet then collided head-on with a southbound Lexus ES300, causing the Chevrolet to overturn while the Lexus ended up on the shoulder of the roadway.
NEWBERRY, FL – A head-on crash in Alachua County left one driver dead and another injured, according to the Alachua Chronicle.
The wreck occurred Wednesday night on State Road 45 near SW 215th Terrace shortly after 7:00 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Subaru SUV was headed south on SR-45 and swerved into the northbound lane, where it collided with a Toyota SUV.
The driver of the Toyota, a 64-year-old Alachua man, died after being taken to an area hospital. The Subaru driver, a 41-year-old man from Archer, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a crash involving an Alachua County Public Schools bus that occurred Monday morning.
According to the Alachua Chronicle, the incident occurred at the intersection of County Road 241 and W. Newberry Road shortly before 8:30 a.m.
The FHP’s investigation indicated that the driver of a pickup truck was headed west on W. Newberry Road and entered the intersection at the same time as the driver of the school bus, causing a collision. The pickup driver, a 68-year-old man from Port Angeles, Washington, was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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.
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.
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.
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