LAKE COUNTY, FL – A head-on collision in Lake County Wednesday morning left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, WKMG reported.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a 2018 Nissan Maxima was going eastbound on Schofield Road at about 6:30 a.m. when he crossed over the center line near 5 Mile Road.
The Nissan entered the path of a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, resulting in a crash. Both vehicles then overturned several times.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A woman who was charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in Lake County has been sentenced to prison, the Villages-News reports.
Authorities said 32-year-old Tara Rene Schiessle of Lady Lake was the driver involved in the Sept 11, 2022 crash on Rolling Acres Road. The Florida Highway Patrol said Schiessle was driving a Jeep Cherokee Sport when she struck and killed a pedestrian, 40-year-old Jamie Weinz. Weinz’s male companion was also hit and seriously injured. Schiessle allegedly stopped briefly, then kept going after hitting the two victims.
According to investigators, Schiessle initially reported she had struck a deer. But the vehicle sought in the accident was linked to Schiessle after being tracked down to her apartment complex.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said an SUV and a semi-truck were involved in a fatal collision in Lake County on Tuesday morning.
The Leesburg News reports the accident occurred near the intersection of State Road 19 and O’Brien Road. According to the FHP, the driver of an eastbound semi approaching the intersection at about 7 a.m. turned into the path of a 2017 Toyota 4-Runner.
The Toyota hit the trailer being towed by the truck. The Toyota driver, a 73-year-old Howey-in-the-Hills woman, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The semi driver was a 43-year-old man from Palm Springs.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident that occurred in Lake County early Saturday morning.
According to WKMG, a 27-year-old man was driving north on County Road when the incident occurred at about 5:12 a.m. The FHP said the driver lost control of his 2016 Nissan Versa near Dairy Road and ran off the road, where the car crashed into a tree.
The driver, an Umatilla resident, died after being transported to an area hospital. He was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
CLERMONT, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a motorcyclist was killed in an accident in Lake County on Sunday evening.
WKMG reported details of the incident that occurred on U.S. Highway 27 at Frank Jarrell Road near Clermont.
The FHP said a man was riding a 2024 Kawasaki southbound on U.S. 27 at about 6:22 and lost control of the bike, causing him to fall onto the road. The motorcyclist, a 26-year-old Kissimmee resident, was struck by eight vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene.
GROVELAND, FL – A collision between two vehicles in Lake County on Tuesday afternoon left three people dead, reports the Leesburg News.
The Florida Highway Patrol released details of the incident that occurred in the area of County Road 33 and Bridges Road in Groveland at about 2 p.m.
According to state troopers, the driver of a 2018 Ford Explorer SUV was headed east on Bridges Road and pulled directly into the path of a dump truck.
LEESBURG, FL – A two-car collision in Lake County on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of an elderly driver, WESH reports.
The crash happened at the intersection of US 27 and Plantation Boulevard in Leesburg.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a sedan was headed south on US 27 in the inside lane at about 4:13 p.m., and was not able to stop in time for the traffic light.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A collision on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County Thursday morning sent both drivers to the hospital, WKMG reported.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the incident in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near County Road 470. State troopers said the driver of a 2010 Hyundai Tucson, a 49-year-old woman, was critically injured and transported to an area hospital.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 2015 Ford F-250, was a 28-year-old man from Clearwater. He was also hospitalized but no details were released on his condition.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Lake County early Tuesday morning left the driver dead, reports the Villages-News.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was a 26-year-old man from Lady Lake. State troopers said he was driving a 2012 Ford Escape on the Florida Turnpike at about 3:30 a.m. when he went off the right shoulder of the roadway near mile marker 286 in the vicinity of U.S. 27.
The vehicle overturned multiple times and the driver was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was not wearing his seat belt at the time, the FHP said.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a teenage bicyclist died after an accident in Lake County on Monday morning.
According to WESH, the 17-year-old boy was riding a bicycle on Hancock Road near the entrance to Lake Minneola High School when the crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Investigators said the bicycle rider was in a marked crosswalk when the driver of a school bus made a left turn and swerved to miss the teen but was unable to avoid a collision.
The victim, a student at the high school, was hit by the bus and pronounced dead after being rushed to South Lake Hospital. No one on board the bus was injured.
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