Articles Tagged with High Springs

June 27, 2023

Man, 23, killed in single-vehicle accident in High Springs

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A driver was killed when his car crashed in Alachua County early Thursday morning, reports WCJB.

The accident happened on County Road 232 near State Road 45 in High Springs. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 23-year-old man was driving a sedan eastbound when the car ran off the roadway onto the north grass shoulder and collided with a tree.

The driver, a Mayo City resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not released. State troopers said the victim was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

June 1, 2023

Pasco County woman fatally struck by trailer at Ginnie Springs

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HIGH SPRINGS, FL – State troopers said a woman was killed in an accident at Ginnie Springs on Friday night, according to the Gainesville Sun.

The Florida Highway Patrol said that the victim was a 45-year-old resident of Holiday in Pasco County. An investigation indicated that she was standing in the bed of a moving Jeep at about 6:30 p.m. when she lost her balance and fell out of the back of the vehicle. At that point, the victim was run over by the trailer hitched to the back of the vehicle.

The woman was pronounced dead after being taken to UF Health in Gainesville. The driver of the Jeep was a 53-year-old Dunedin man.