MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a Marion County sanitation worker was killed in an accident on Tuesday morning, according to WKMG.
It happened as the worker was loading garbage within the Spruce Creek subdivision on Southeast 108th Terrace.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the man was hit by a tire from the garbage truck at about 9 a.m. The worker, a 25-year-old Ocala man, was pronounced dead by Marion County Fire Rescue.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A Marion County school bus was struck from behind by a vehicle on County Road 326 on Thursday morning, WKMG reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the bus was heading east at about 9 a.m. when the driver slowed down for a bus stop ahead of it just east of County Road 225A.
The driver of an eastbound Mercedes Benz failed to slow down or stop and crashed into the rear of the bus. 50 students were on board at the time. The students were evaluated at the scene for minor complaints, but no one had to go to the hospital.
OCALA, FL – State troopers said they are searching for the driver of a tractor-trailer following a fatal crash in Marion County last month, WKMG reports.
The incident took place March 20 along I-75 south about four miles north of State Road 326. The Florida Highway Patrol determined that a van had become disabled in the center lane of the interstate at about 10 p.m. as the result of a prior collision with a tractor-trailer.
Another driver heading south on I-75 did not see the van in time and crashed into the back of it. The 71-year-old van driver died after being taken to an area hospital. His five passengers, three women and two men all in their 70s, were hospitalized with serious injuries. All occupants of the van were from Ocala.
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the scene a fatal single-vehicle accident on County Road 328 Thursday morning.
According to the Ocala StarBanner, a woman was driving an older model Chevy Blazer westbound shortly before 10:12 a.m. when the vehicle veered off the roadway near West State Road 40. The Blazer crashed into a speed sign, a fence, and a tree.
The driver, a 55-year-old woman, was extricated from the SUV by rescue crews. She was pronounced dead after being taken to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.
DAVENPORT, FL – State troopers are searching for the driver responsible for the death of an Ocala man who was riding a bicycle last week, WKMG reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, which took place March 26 on Davenport Boulevard near U.S. 27. The FHP said the bicyclist was riding toward Davenport at about 11:30 p.m. when he was overtaken and hit by a black Dodge Challenger heading eastbound.
The 27-year-old bicyclist died after being transported to an area hospital. Investigators said the Dodge driver left the scene of the crash.
OCALA, FL – Three people were injured after a collision at an Ocala intersection on Tuesday morning, reports WCJB.
First responders were called to the scene in the area of Northeast 40th Avenue Road and Northeast 36th Avenue. The incident involved a sport utility and a pickup truck, according to fire rescue crews. The vehicles collided and the pickup overturned as a result.
A child was extricated from the SUV and was rushed to an area hospital, along with two other injured victims. No details were immediately released on their conditions.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A crash in Marion County on Monday morning killed the driver of a pickup truck, WKMG reported.
The driver was going north on State Road 35 near Larch Road when the wreck occurred at about 8:45 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the pickup traveled off the road, crashed into a metal guardrail, kept going north and struck a building on Baseline Road.
The driver, a 64-year-old man from Ocala, died after being transported to an area hospital.
OCALA, FL – Authorities have identified the two people who died in a car wreck in Ocala last month, the Ocala Star-Banner reports.
The victims were 30-year-old Spencer Holden and his wife, 35-year-old Samantha Holden, both of Ocala.
The accident happened Feb. 20 on Southeast 36th Avenue near Southeast 15th Street at about 8:30 p.m. An investigation determined that Spencer Holden was driving a Mazda in the southbound outside lane with a Mercedes GLC 300 SUV behind him.
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department said a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday night left two people dead and another hospitalized.
Officers responded to the scene near the 1500 block of Southeast 36th Avenue after being notified of the incident at about 8:23 p.m.
A Mazda Miata and a Mercedes-Benz SUV collided and the Mazda went up in flames. A man and a woman in the car were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old boy reported to have been driving the SUV was seriously injured and taken to an area hospital.
OCALA, FL – A car and an Amazon truck were involved in a deadly collision in Marion County on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Ocala StarBanner reported details of the wreck, which occurred on Interstate 75 northbound near the exit for State Road 326.
The FHP’s investigation found that the incident began when the driver of an Amazon semitractor-trailer struck the back of a vehicle slowing in front of him. The truck driver pulled over and stopped on the emergency shoulder.
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