Articles Tagged with Marion County

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MARION COUNTY, FL –  A bicycle rider died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Marion County early Friday morning, reports WESH.

The accident happened on US-441 south near Dell Webb Boulevard at about 4:30 a.m.  An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol found that a man was riding a bicycle on the outside shoulder of the highway when he was hit by a vehicle.  The victim, a 44-year-old man from Umatilla, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The bicycle did not have any lights on it at the time, according to the FHP.

The driver and the vehicle involved are now being sought by state troopers, who described the vehicle as a silver or gray Chevy Tahoe, GMC Suburban, Chevy pickup or GMC pickup from 1994-1998.

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BELLEVIEW, FL – One man was killed and another injured when their motorcycles collided in Marion County Saturday night.

According to a report by WKMG, the two motorcyclists were both headed south on SE 100th Avenue near Belleview at 11:50 p.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol said one of the riders approached the other that was going more slowly and struck the bike from behind, causing both motorcycles to overturn.

The first motorcyclist, a 63-year-old Weirsdale man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The other rider, a 55-year-old Summerfield man, was seriously injured and taken to a hospital.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A school bus and a sport utility vehicle were involved in a collision in Marion County Tuesday morning, WKMG reports.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol found that a 61-year-old Citrus Springs woman was driving the school bus on Southwest 75th Avenue at about 7:30 a.m. and stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with Southwest 80th Street.

As the driver attempted to cross Southwest 80th Street, the FHP said she violated the right of way of an SUV driven by a 30-year-old Ocala woman.  The front of the bus hit the left front side of the SUV, causing it to go off the road and hit a tree.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a pickup truck and a sedan were involved in a deadly crash in Marion County, Ocala News.com reports.

The vehicles collided Sunday night on State Road 40 near County Road 314 in Silver Springs just after 8:30 p.m.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck going west on State Road 40 veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into an eastbound sedan.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – The driver of a pickup truck died after his vehicle was involved in a collision in Marion County on Saturday afternoon, WKMG reports.

The accident occurred on U.S. Highway 441 near the intersection with NW 77th Street in Ocala at about 3:16 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a semitruck with a trailer was parked in the outside lane of U.S. Highway 441 at a red traffic light.

According to state troopers, the pickup truck driver was going south in the outside lane of U.S. 441 and did not slow down despite slower traffic ahead.  The pickup, going at high speed, slammed into the back of the semi’s trailer.  The pickup truck driver, a 41-year-old man from Mount Dora, was trapped in his vehicle and was pronounced dead by rescue crews.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol investigated a fatal bicycle accident that occurred in Marion County last week.

According to WKMG, the victim was a male who was riding a bicycle east in the westbound lane of NE 35th Street shortly after 10 p.m.  State troopers determined that a westbound vehicle struck the bicyclist near NE 16th Court.

The victim, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the car, a 17-year-old Ocala boy, and his three passengers, all from Orange Park, were not injured.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a car accident in Marion County Monday morning left a woman dead and a toddler critically injured.

The crash happened near the intersection of County Road 318 and U.S. Highway 441, according to Ocala News.com. An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol determined that a 44-year-old Citra woman was driving east in a sedan on County Road 318 at about 7:40 a.m. when she veered left into the oncoming lane.

The sedan veered directly into the path of an SUV going west on County Road 318 and the vehicles collided head-on.  The sedan driver died at the scene, while a 2-year-old boy riding in her vehicle was listed in critical condition at UF Health Shands Hospital.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident in Marion County Wednesday left two people injured and slowed afternoon traffic, Ocala News.com reports.

Ocala Fire Rescue responded to the scene on Interstate 75 northbound near mile marker 351.  Two people were taken to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries.

The wreck shut down the right lane of I-75 north, causing major delays.  Traffic on I-75 was reported to be backed up beyond mile marker 343, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a rollover accident in Marion County early Monday morning left a driver dead.

According to WKMG, the crash happened as a 22-year-old man was driving an SUV on Marion Oaks Manor near SW 70th Avenue Road at about 12:40 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol said the man drove at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle while going around a curve.

The SUV went off the roadway and hit a mailbox before overturning several times.  The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and pinned under the SUV.  The victim, an Indianapolis resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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DUNNELLON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a Marion County school bus was struck by a car on Monday afternoon.

A report by Ocala-News.com states that the accident happened in the area of US. Highway 41 and SW 86th Street in Dunnellon at about 4:20 p.m.

According to the FHP, a 41-year-old Naples woman was driving a sedan east on SW 86th Street when she crossed the center to avoid a disabled vehicle in the roadway.  The side of the woman’s sedan hit the driver’s side of the bus, which was carrying 43 students.

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