SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Sumter County early Sunday morning left a driver dead, WKMG reported.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the wreck in the area of County Road 616 and County Road 48. The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a Ford Taurus was headed north at about 12:53 a.m. when he went through the intersection without stopping and crashed into a tree.
The driver, a 21-year-old man from Bushnell, was pronounced dead at the scene.
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – Authorities were called to the scene of a deadly pedestrian accident on State Road 44 in Sumter County on Friday morning, WKMG reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened shortly before 6 a.m., when a male pedestrian tried to walk across S.R. 44 at County Road 229 near Wildwood.
The pedestrian entered the path of two westbound vehicles and was struck first by a Range Rover, then by a cement truck that was traveling behind it. The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Range Rover was a 42-year-old man, while the truck was driven by a 29-year-old man, both from Leesburg.
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.
WILDWOOD, FL – State troopers said a man was killed when a vehicle slammed into a parked truck on an Interstate 75 entrance ramp Tuesday afternoon.
A report by the Villages-News said the crash occurred on the ramp from State Road 44 at 3:46 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Nissan Rogue was heading northbound on the ramp when the vehicle hit a tractor-trailer that was parked on the paved east shoulder and the Nissan struck the truck’s trailer.
A passenger in the Nissan, a 25-year-old man from Wildwood, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The Nissan driver, a 22-year-old Wildwood man, sustained minor injuries. The truck driver was not injured.
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is conducting a search for the driver responsible for the death of a pedestrian Saturday morning in Sumter County.
According to WKMG, the victim was struck by a vehicle while walking in the southbound inside lane of U.S. 301 near County Road 102. The pedestrian, a 63-year-old man from Lake Mary, was found dead by responding state troopers at about 8 a.m.
The driver involved fled the scene of the crash but parts of the vehicle were left behind. Based on the evidence that was found, the FHP described the vehicle they are looking for as a 1992-97 Ford Bronco or F-Series Ford pickup truck of unknown color that was traveling south on U.S. 301 and would be missing its left front headlight housing.
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 – A tractor-trailer and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in Sumter County early Thursday morning, according to WKMG.
The Florida Highway Patrol’s crash report said the pickup truck driver was going east on County Road 476 at about 4:50 a.m., and failed to yield to the semi-truck headed north on State Road 471. The pickup crashed into the undercarriage of the semi at the intersection.
The pickup driver, a 29-year-old man from Crystal River, was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries were reported for the other driver, a 63-year-old Coleman man.
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.
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