Lake County

June 14, 2023

News: 2 dead, 1 injured in accident on US 441 in Leesburg

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LEESBURG, FL – Two people were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Leesburg on Wednesday morning, rescue officials said.

In a post on Facebook at 10:41 a.m., Leesburg Fire Rescue said crews responded to the area of US 441 and Sleepy Hollow Road. First responders arrived to find the two victims deceased, while another person was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. One person refused treatment. The identities of the victims were not immediately released.

All northbound lanes were shut down on US 441 near the scene. Drivers were advised to expect delays and use alternate routes.

May 11, 2023

News: Bicyclist struck, killed by pickup truck on State Road 46

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers are investigating an accident in Lake County that killed a bicycle rider late Friday night.

WOFL reports a bicyclist and the driver of a pickup truck were both headed west on State Road 46 east of Deal Drive at about 10:24 p.m.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the bicyclist was initially riding on the shoulder of the roadway, but began to move in a southwesterly direction and entered the westbound lane.

April 27, 2023

News: Collision between car and semi on Florida Turnpike kills 1, injures 2

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Lake County on Friday evening left one person dead and two others injured.

A report by WKMG states that the accident happened on the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 276 shortly before 10 p.m.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol determined that the driver of a BMW X3 SUV made an improper lane change while heading south on the Turnpike in the inside lane.

April 25, 2023

News: 1 dead, 1 injured in rear-end collision on the Florida Turnpike

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A car crash in Lake County early Friday morning left one driver dead and another injured, WESH reports.

The accident happened on the Florida Turnpike in the Howey-In-The-Hills area at about 3 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s initial investigation found that a woman was driving a Buick Century south on the turnpike approaching Howey Road when she started to slow down.

A man driving behind her in a Kia Sorento failed to slow down and crashed into the back of the woman’s vehicle. The woman, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 39-year-old man from Orlando, was seriously injured. He was listed in serious but stable condition after being taken to South Lake Hospital.

April 4, 2023

News: 13-year-old bicyclist fatally struck by pickup truck in Altoona

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ALTOONA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a teenage bicyclist died after being struck by a vehicle in Lake County last week.

According to a report by WKMG, the 13-year-old boy was riding along a shoulder of State Road 19 near Shockey Trail Road in Altoona when the accident occurred at about 5:10 p.m. State troopers said the boy veered into the roadway and was hit by a Ford F-250 pickup truck going south.

The victim, an Altoona resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup driver, a 33-year-old man from Oxford, Florida, was not injured and stayed at the crash scene.

March 30, 2023

News: Collision involving SUV and RV in Lake County kills 1, injures 3

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CLERMONT, FL – A collision between two vehicles in Lake County early Sunday morning left one person dead and three others injured, WESH reports.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was driving an SUV westbound on County Road 474 in Clermont when the incident happened at about 3 a.m. State troopers said the SUV driver made a wide right turn onto State Road 33, crossed over the middle line and struck the front of an RV going south on State Road 33.

The SUV driver, a 35-year-old man from Miami Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three people in the RV, ages 54, 51 and 48, were hospitalized with minor injuries.

March 22, 2023

News: Passenger dies after car slams into pole in Leesburg

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LEESBURG, FL – A car accident in Lake County Monday morning left one person dead and two others hospitalized, Inside Lake reports.

According to police, a man was driving a 2012 Hyundai in the area of U.S. Highway 441 and U.S. Highway 27 when the crash happened at about 12:45 a.m. Investigators determined that the man was driving north on Highway 27 when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a power pole.

The driver, 40-year-old Enock Sulfa, and his passengers, 64-year-old Larousse Telfort and 66-year-old Maria Seraphin-Telfort, were taken to UF Health Leesburg. Seraphin-Telfort was pronounced dead. All three occupants of the vehicle were Ocala residents.

March 20, 2023

News: Motorcyclist, 72, killed in crash with car in Lake County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a car and a motorcycle were involved in a fatal collision in Lake County last week.

According to WESH, the vehicles collided on County Road 42 Thursday afternoon at about 1:50 p.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 72-year-old Daytona Beach man was riding a motorcycle when he partially entered the lane of a Hyundai Veloster. The vehicles collided, and the impact caused the Veloster to go off the road and crash into trees.

February 28, 2023

News: Man fleeing police involved in fatal collision in Lake County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

FRUITLAND PARK, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver trying to elude police died in a wreck in Lake County Saturday afternoon.

According to WKMG, Lady Lake police officers had initiated a chase of the man but lost sight of him due to how fast and recklessly he was driving.

When the driver reached US 441 in Fruitland Park, his vehicle crashed into an SUV. The fleeing driver, a 35-year-old Orlando man, died at the scene. The driver of the SUV, a 43-year-old woman, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital. Two girls who were her passengers, ages 14 and 13, sustained minor injuries.

February 14, 2023

News: Man, woman dead following Lake County car wreck

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Lake County over the weekend left two people dead, according to WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 24-year-old woman was driving a Chevrolet Malibu north on County Road in the Umatilla area when the crash occurred. According to the FHP, the woman lost control of the car and drove onto a shoulder of the road, where the vehicle hit a drainage ditch and overturned. The Malibu then went airborne and overturned before ending up a wooded area.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle while her passenger, a 45-year-old man, was trapped in the car. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.