Articles Tagged with Alachua County

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A car wreck in Alachua County on Thursday evening claimed the life of a motorist, according to the Gainesville Sun.

The crash occurred on Interstate 75 north at mile marker 399 north of Gainesville.  The Florida Highway Patrol’s accident report said a driver headed north at about 5:30 p.m. drove his sedan off the roadway.   The vehicle went through the grass shoulder and crashed into an information sign and a tree.

The driver, a 39-year-old man from High Springs, was pronounced dead at the scene.  No other vehicles were involved.

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.

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.

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.