Articles Tagged with Ocala

OCALA, FL – A driver trying to elude law enforcement authorities was killed when his vehicle crashed in Ocala on New Year’s Eve, the Ocala Star-Banner reports.

The incident began at about 11:30 p.m. when Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies tried to pull over a pickup truck on Maricamp Road that matched the description of a vehicle linked to a burglary/disturbance in Silver Springs Shores. The sheriff’s office said the driver took off with a deputy in pursuit, and the pickup hit the deputy’s vehicle.

The pickup driver continued on Southeast 22nd Avenue and then across East Fort King Street, where the vehicle went into a business parking lot and crashed into an office building that houses a real estate company and an investing office.

MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a two-vehicle collision in Marion County on Saturday night left both drivers dead.

The Ocala StarBanner reports the accident happened at Southeast Maricamp Road and Pine Trace in Silver Springs Shores.  Marion County Fire Rescue Crews responded to the scene at 9:32 p.m.

An investigation found that the driver of a Chevy Equinox was headed east in the westbound lane on Maricamp Road, and collided with a westbound Nissan Murano.  The driver of the Chevy, a 23-year-old Ocala woman, and the driver of the Nissan, a 44-year-old Summerfield woman, were both pronounced dead at the scene.  A 2-year-old child in the Chevy was being taken to UF Health Shands Hospital for treatment.

OCALA, FL – Police said a child was rushed to a hospital following a collision at an intersection in Ocala on Tuesday night.

In a Facebook post, the Ocala Police Department said the incident happened in the area of North Pine Avenue and NW 35th Street at about 8:37 p.m.

A 3-year-old who was ejected in the wreck was transported as a trauma-alert patient, and was listed in stable condition.

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in Marion County on Sunday evening.

According to a WKMG report, the accident took place in Ocala, in the vicinity of NE Jacksonville Road and NE 53rd Street

The FHP’s investigation determined that a driver went off the roadway shortly before 7 p.m. and collided with a fence and a trailer that was parked on private property.

OCALA, FL – Police responded to the scene of a rollover accident on NE 8th Avenue in Ocala on Friday.

According to the Ocala Police Department’s post at about noon, a driver was traveling on the street and crashed into mailboxes, another car and two homes.

The driver sustained minor injuries, but no one inside the home was hurt.

OCALA, FL – A motorcycle and a Marion County government vehicle were involved in a fatal collision on Wednesday afternoon, reports the Ocala StarBanner.

The Florida Highway Patrol, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on County Road 314 shortly before 2:30 p.m.

The FHP’s investigation determined that the operator of an older model Harley-Davidson motorcycle was riding eastbound on CR 314 and approached a deep curve near Northeast 112th Avenue.  The bike rider crossed into the opposite lane, where the driver of a Marion County Public Works van was going west.

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a deadly collision in Marion County on Monday.

WKMG reports a sedan and a pickup truck collided on State Road 200 near SW 62nd Court at about 5 p.m.  According to state troopers, the driver of a pickup truck was going west when he went across the grass median for unknown reasons and entered the eastbound lanes of State Road 200.

The front of the pickup crashed into an eastbound sedan driven by a 65-year-old woman from Ocala.  The woman was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital.