Articles Tagged with Marion County

DUNNELLON, FL – A head-on collision in Marion County Friday morning left one driver dead and another hospitalized, WKMG reports.

One of the drivers was an 89-year-old man who may have suffered a medical episode, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The FHP said that man, a Dunnellon resident, was driving an SUV south on State Road 200 near County Road 484 at about 7:30 p.m.  An investigation indicated that the man veered into the direct path of an SUV going north, causing the two vehicles to collide.

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.

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.