MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man died following a dump truck accident in Marion County on Tuesday morning.
The Ocala StarBanner reports the incident happened along County Road 225A near Northwest 79th Avenue Road at about 9:10 a.m.
According to the FHP, a man driving a dump truck loaded with dirt was headed north when he crossed over the center line. The vehicle went off the roadway and collided with a concrete barrier.
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Marion County Tuesday morning claimed the life of an elderly bicycle rider.
According to the Ocala StarBanner, the 76-year–old victim was riding his bicycle on Southeast Maricamp Road east of Lake Road when the incident took place at about 6:30 a.m. State troopers said a 31-year-old man driving a Chevy Silverado pickup truck spotted the bicycle rider and tried to change lanes, but could not due to the presence of another vehicle in the left lane.
The bicycle rider veered into the path of the Chevy and was hit by the pickup. The rider , a resident of Silver Springs Shores, was pronounced dead at the scene by Marion County rescue crews.
BELLEVIEW, FL – A collision near Belleview Santos Elementary School on Thursday left two Ocala residents dead, reports the Ocala StarBanner.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation, the driver of a Chevy Cobalt was headed northbound on U.S. 441 South at about 5 p.m. when he entered the left turn lane to go onto Southeast 95th Street. The Cobalt then collided at the intersection with a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck that was going south on U.S. 441. The impact sent the Toyota off the roadway where it overturned onto its roof near a utility pole. The Chevy went off the roadway onto a shoulder close to a fence near the school.
The driver of the Chevy, a 72-year-old man from Ocala, and his passenger, a 71-year-old Ocala woman, died after being transported to HCA Florida Ocala. The driver of the Toyota, a 20-year-old Fort McCoy man, was seriously injured and taken to the same hospital.
OCKLAWAHA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County emergency crews were dispatched to a pedestrian fatality in Ocklawaha on Monday night, according to the Ocala StarBanner.
Investigators determined that a man was lying down in the eastbound lane of East County Road 25 near Bay Road when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The victim, a 71-year-old man from Ocklawaha, was found dead at the scene shortly before 10 p.m. His name was not immediately released.
Family members told the FHP they did not know why the man was at that location, or where he was heading.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A Marion County school bus was involved in a crash that left two people injured on Wednesday morning.
WKMG reports the bus was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of SW 31st Avenue Road and Marion Oaks Trail at about 8 a.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the southbound pickup failed to stop for a stop sign and collided with the bus as both vehicles were entering the intersection. The impact then sent the bus off the roadway, where it crashed into a house in the 12900 block of SW 31st Avenue Road. The pickup came to rest on Marion Oaks Trail.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A crash involving a car and a pickup truck in Marion County left one person dead and two others injured, including a toddler.
WESH reports the accident took place Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of County Road 484 and SW 95th Circle.
The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation indicated that the driver of a sedan was headed south on SW 95th Circle in the right turn lane at about 4:42 p.m. When the sedan entered the intersection, it was struck by a pickup that was going west on County Road 484. The impact sent the two vehicles onto the shoulder of County Road 484.
OCKLAWAHA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Fire Rescue were called to the scene of a fatal wreck in Marion County on Wednesday night.
A report in the Ocala StarBanner states that the crash occurred along Southeast 80th Place in Ocklawaha.
The FHP’s investigation determined that a 45-year-old Ocklawaha man was driving a Nissan pickup truck southbound shortly before 7:53 p.m. when he lost control while going around a curve. The pickup crashed into a tree near 170th Avenue Road.
MARION COUNTY, FL – Authorities responded to the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Marion County on Friday morning.
According to the Ocala StarBanner, the collision occurred along Maricamp Road at about 5:30 a.m. A woman was struck and killed by a work truck going east on the roadway. No details were released on the victim’s identity.
The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Sheriff’s Office handled the crash response and investigation. The incident closed off a stretch of Maricamp Road, with traffic diverted onto Spring Lake Road and Emerald Road.
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Fire Rescue were at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Marion County early Monday morning.
According to the Ocala StarBanner, the incident occurred in the area of County Road 314A and Northeast 14th Street Road shortly before 6 a.m.
The FHP’s investigation determined that a woman was walking in the northbound lane of CR-314A when she was hit by a northbound pickup truck. The pedestrian, a 36-year-old Silver Springs resident, died at the scene.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A crash involving a truck and a minivan in Marion County left two people dead and three others injured, according to the Ocala StarBanner.
The vehicles collided Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near the exit for County Road 318.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a minivan traveling in the center lane clipped the left front tire of a semi in the right outside lane. The minivan went off the roadway, onto a grass shoulder, hit two trees and caught fire. The driver, a 49-year-old woman, and a passenger, a 15-year-old boy, died at the scene. Both were from Miami. Another passenger, a 23-year-old woman from Miami, was seriously injured while two children, ages 2 and 1, sustained minor injuries. The injured were taken to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
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