GAINESVILLE, FL – A man was killed when he was hit by a vehilce while riding a motorized bicycle northeast of Gainesville on Monday morning.
According to Main St. Daily News, a 28-year-old Starke man was riding the bike on the shoulder of State Route 24 near NE 127th Street when he was hit by 1998-2004 era Ford pickup or a 2000-04 Ford Excursion.
The victim was ejected from the bicycle and pronounced dead at the scene.
FLORAHOMA, FL – A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was hit by a vehilce while walking his dog in Florahome on Tuesday.
According to WCJB, the victim was hit while walking on Tinsley Road.
Police say the 21-year-old driver collided with a truck before hitting the boy and the dog. The child was rushed to UF Health Shands with two broken legs.
GAINESVILLE FL – A man was fatally struck by a vehicle in northwest Gainesville while riding his bicycle this morning.
According to WCJB, the victim was riding on Waldo Road near the intersection with Northeast 127th Street when he was hit by an unspecified vehicle.
The bicyclist, an unidentified 28-year-old man, suffered fatal injuries in the crash.
HAWTHORNE, FL – A woman was killed in a head-on collision in Alachua County on Saturday morning.
According to Ocala News, the 27-year-old man driving a 2009 Chevrolet SUV was heading south on US-301 when he lost control for unknown reasons. The SUV crossed the median and entered the oncoming lanes, where it slammed into a 1996 Ford pickup truck.
A 24-year-old passenger of the SUV was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries a few hours later. The driver was taken to the same hospital with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.
GAINESVILLE, FL – A man from Gainesville was killed early Sunday morning following a single-vehicle crash in Alachua County.
According to Ocala News, the incident took place at about 4 a.m. along FL-121 near the intersection with Southwest 78th Lane.
Troopers say the victim’s SUV drifted off the side of the roadway for unknown reasons and overturned. The driver, a 69-year-old Gainesville man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
GAINESVILLE, FL – A woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car near the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville yesterday.
According to WCJB, the unidentified victim was crossing Archer Road when she was hit by a vehilce heading west.
The woman was rushed to UF Health Shands hospital in serious condition.
ALACHUA CO., FL – Two people were sent to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash that left one victim pinned inside their vehicle near Gainesville last night.
According to CBS 4, the two-vehicle crash occurred along SR-26 just outside of Gainesville.
ACFR used the Jaws of Life to extricate one driver from their vehicle. The unidentified individual was rushed to UF Health as a trauma alert.
GAINESVILLE, FL – A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in northwest Gainesville on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a report by CBS 4, the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle turning left onto 8th Avenue from 10th Street.
Police say the victim, a 22-year-old woman, was walking in a designated crosswalk when the collision occurred. She was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
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