Articles Tagged with Sumter County

BUSHNELL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Sumter County Monday morning left one one driver dead and the other hospitalized.

WKMG reports the two-vehicle accident took place near Bushnell at about 7:45 a.m.

The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a Chevrolet SUV was going east on County Road 476 and traveled into the westbound lane near SW 52nd Street.  The SUV collided with a Nissan pickup truck that was going west.

SUMTER COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and four others injured in a collision in Sumter County Wednesday evening, reports the Villages-News.

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene on State Road 471 in the vicinity of State Road 50 near Tarrytown.  An investigation by state troopers found that a man driving a Ford Focus south at about 7 p.m. lost control of the vehicle and crossed over the center line.  The Focus crashed into a Nissan Rogue headed northbound on State Rod 471, causing both vehicles to overturn.

The driver of the Focus, a 37-year-old man from Floral City, died at the scene.  He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

SUMTER COUNTY, FL – State troopers released details of a fatal multi-vehicle collision that took place in Sumter County on Tuesday afternoon.

The Villages News reports a man was driving a Subaru Outback on State Road 50 when he lost control of the vehicle.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the Subaru entered the path of a Chevy C1500 pickup truck and collided with the vehicle nearly head-on.  The Subaru kept going and crashed into a Honda Pilot.

The Chevy pickup truck overturned multiple times and the driver, a 49-year-old man from Lacoochee, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Subaru, a 51-year-old Dade City man, the driver of the Honda, a 45-year-old man from Mascotte, and two female passengers in the Honda were not injured.

WILDWOOD, FL – Two drivers were injured in a collision involving a stolen vehicle in Sumter County Wednesday morning, WTVT reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident began when troopers attempted a traffic stop on the driver of a stolen Ford F-250 who was seen speeding and driving recklessly on I-75 in Wildwood just before 4:15 a.m.

The FHP said the driver kept going and took off onto State Road 44.  After exiting the roadway, the fleeing driver turned around and crashed into a tractor-trailer making a left turn into the Pilot Travel Center in roadway.  Both vehicles ended up in the center’s parking lot.

SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the Villages Public Safety Department were called to the scene of a car accident on Monday morning, the Villages-News reports.

It happened on County Road 466 near Morse Boulevard at about 9:26 a.m.  Authorities said the driver of an SUV was heading west in the left lane when the vehicle went off the roadway and crashed into a tree in the median.

The airbags deployed and the four occupants of the vehicle escaped injury.  No citations were issued in the incident, the sheriff’s office said.