MARION COUNTY, FL – A two-vehicle collision in Marion County Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of both drivers, authorities said.
According to WCJB, deputies with the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on SE Maricamp Road at about 2:15 p.m. and found the two victims in their cars.
An investigation determined that a 71-year-old woman was driving on the roadway when she crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car driven by a 79-year-old man.
CITRA, FL – The driver of a pickup truck died following an accident in Citra on Friday, according to Ocala.com.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash took place on County Road 318 near Northeast 199th Street Road. According to the FHP, the pickup truck driver was headed north on County Road 318 at about 5:46 p.m. when the vehicle went off the road, onto the west shoulder and collided with a traffic sign.
The driver lost control, drove back onto the road and then onto the opposite shoulder, and ended up crashing into a utility pole and a tree.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A crash was disrupting traffic for drivers in Marion County on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
An alert posted on the state’s FL511 system at 3:16 p.m. said that the accident had occurred on Interstate 75 South beyond mile marker 348.
The left shoulder of the interstate was blocked, and traffic was reported to be backed up to beyond mile marker 350. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
MARION COUNTY, FL – An accident in Marion County Tuesday night claimed the life of a motorcycle rider, WKMG reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on County Road 464B near NW 157th Court after the crash occurred at about 10:45 p.m.
According to state troopers, a man was riding a motorcycle westbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. The bike went over the center line, onto a shoulder, and then crashed into a tree.
OCALA, FL – A driver was critically injured when his car struck a pole in Marion County Monday morning, WCJB reported.
The incident shut down the southbound lane of Baseline Road and SE 24th Street as first responders and utility crews responded to the situation.
According to investigators, the driver of an SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed at about 9:15 a.m. when he collided with a concrete pole, causing the pole to fall onto the car.
DUNNELLON, FL – One person was killed and nine others injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Marion County on Saturday morning, WKMG reported.
The Florida Highway Patrol said three sport utility vehicles were involved in the crash that happened near the intersection of County Highwa7 484 and SW 170th east of Dunnellon.
According to the FHP, the driver of an SUV was headed west on County Highway 484 at about 10:30 a.m. and entered the eastbound lanes, colliding with another SUV. The impact caused the second vehicle to go off the road and into a ditch, where it overturned.
OCALA, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Marion County Wednesday morning left a driver dead, WKMG reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving south on Interstate 75 near mile marker 346 in Ocala when the crash occurred at about 2:50 a.m.
An investigation determined that the driver was going at a high rate of speed in his SUV when he went off the roadway and collided with a guardrail in the median. The vehicle went back into the roadway and overturned, and the driver was ejected. The victim, a 26-year-old man from Ocala, was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not disclose his identity.
MARION COUNTY, FL – An accident in Marion County on Monday afternoon left a motorcyclist dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A report by the Ocala News said the accident happened as the motorcyclist was driving along Interstate 75 shortly before 5 p.m. State troopers said the man was going at a high rate of speed near mile marker 372 when he collided with the back of a sedan and lost control of the bike.
The motorcyclist, a 36-year-old Reddick man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the sedan, a 20-year-old man from Fort Myers, was not injured.
DUNNELLON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a motorcycle accident in Marion County Sunday night left one person dead and another injured.
A report by WKMG states that the crash occurred on County Road 484 near San Miguel Boulevard in Dunnellon.
An investigation by the FHP indicated that a motorcyclist braked hard while headed east on County Road 484 at about 9:20 p.m, causing the bike to skid and overturn. The man operating the motorcycle and a female passenger were both ejected. The man, age 61, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 54-year-old passenger was critically injured and transported to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. Both were Illinois residents.
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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