Lake County

June 22, 2022

News: 64-year-old man killed when motorcycle overturns in Umatilla

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A man died in a motorcycle accident in Lake County on Saturday morning, state troopers said.

According to the Leesburg News, the accident happened on County Road 450 near West 9th Avenue in Umatilla at 10:41 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 64-year-old man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle when he was unable to negotiate a left curve.

The motorcycle went off the roadway and overturned on the grass shoulder of the roadway. The motorcycle rider, a resident of Deland, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, investigators said.

June 8, 2022

4 dead, including 5-year-old girl, after SUV crashes into tree in Lake County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a car accident in Lake County early Wednesday morning left three adults and one child dead, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

The crash occurred on County Road 561 near Florida Boys Ranch Road shortly after midnight. State troopers said the driver of a 2008 Dodge Durango was unable to negotiate a right curve and the vehicle ran off the road onto a shoulder, where it slammed into a large tree.

The four occupants of the vehicle were all pronounced dead at the scene. The victims were three adults from Orlando, a 24-year-old man who was the driver, a 48-year-old man, and a 23-year-old woman, along with a 5-year-old girl from Clermont.

April 11, 2022

News: Elderly couple killed by SUV driver outside of Lady Lake supermarket

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LADY LAKE, FL – A man and his wife died after being struck by a driver in an SUV outside of a grocery store in Lake County on Saturday.

According to the Villages-News, 89-year-old Wilfred Maybee was driving a Lexus RX 350 in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie off Avenida Central at the Spanish Springs Town Square. The elderly couple was in a marked crosswalk in front of the supermarket when Maybee struck them.

84-year-old Marilyn Mann died Saturday night at Central Florida Regional Medical Center in Ocala. Edward Mann died two days later at the same hospital.

April 5, 2022

News: 1 killed, another seriously injured after multi-vehicle crash on SR-44

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – One person died and another was seriously hurt following a three-vehicle crash on State Road 44 in Eustis Tuesday evening.

According to WFTV, the fatal crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on State Road 44 near Donna Vista Place. A 22-year-old Sanford man was driving westbound in a Nissan Altima when he crossed the center lane into oncoming traffic.

He sideswiped an eastbound Honda Accord and then crashed head-on with an eastbound pickup truck.

March 11, 2022

News: Teen killed, four children injured after single vehicle Lake Co. crash

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A 16-year-old driver died and four kids were injured after a crash in Lake County Thursday night.

According to WFTV, the crash happened as the teenage driver was traveling on County Road 437 near Plymouth Hollow Circle around 10 p.m.

They crashed an SUV with four other juvenile occupants into a light pole and tree off the roadway.

March 4, 2022

News: 1 trapped in car, injured in Leesburg crash

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

LEESBURG, FL – One person was injured after a crash in Lake County this past Monday, reports local media.

Emergency crews responded to a crash on County Road 468 to find an unidentified person entrapped in their vehicle.

Once they freed the victim, they were rushed to a local trauma center.

February 23, 2022

News: Septic truck driver killed in Lake County crash

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A man driving a septic truck was killed when the vehicle overturned in Lake County Wednesday morning, reports News6.

The crash happened on County Road 48 near Ranch Road around 10:20 a.m. No other vehicles were involved.

The driver, a 58-year-old man from Groveland was pronounced dead at the scene.

February 15, 2022

News: Man arrested for DUI in crash that injured woman

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A Villages restaurant manager was arrested for crashing into a vehicle and injuring another person near Eustis early Saturday morning.

According to Villages-News, Johnathan James Ritter, 29, was traveling on Lakeview Avenue in Eustis when he crashed into a vehicle around 4:45 a.m.

The woman whose vehicle was hit said that Ritter had swerved into her lane and she tried to maneuver away but was rear-ended. She suffered minor injuries to her shoulder in the crash.