MARION COUNTY, FL – Authorities made an arrest in connection with an alleged drunk driving crash in Marion County that claimed the life of a bicycle rider. According to the Ocala StarBanner, the incident happened Saturday morning on County Road 25 near Southeast 80th Court shortly before 2 a.m. The…
GAINESVILLE, FL – Sentencing was handed down for the driver involved in a fatal bicycle collision in Gainesville in 2022, police said. According to a Facebook post from the Gainesville Police Department, 32-year-old Margaret Caitlin Walker of Gainesville was sentenced to eight years in prison on a charge of DUI…
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department was called to the scene of a vehicle vs. bicycle collision on Saturday, WCJB reported. The bicyclist was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of State Road 200 and Southwest 27th Avenue, investigators said. The rider was taken to an area hospital…
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal collision involving a bicycle and a pickup truck in Lake County. According to WKMG, the accident took place Sunday evening on County Road 473 near Fountain Lake Boulevard. The FHP’s crash investigation indicated that a 69-year-old Eustis…
OCALA, FL – A bicyclist was found dead Wednesday morning after what Ocala police said was a hit-and-run incident. The Ocala StarBanner reports the victim, a 28-year-old man, was discovered at about 7 a.m. in bushes in the 4400 block of State Road 200, west of Interstate 75. Police said…
Following a bicycle accident with a car, call 911 immediately to report the occurrence and obtain any necessary medical assistance. After experiencing something like this, you may feel shocked and find it difficult to plan your next course of action. However, the steps you take immediately after the accident are…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and another injured when an SUV collided with an electric bicycle in Hernando County on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. WTVT reports the rider of the e-bike was headed south on the Nature Coast Trail shortly after 8:30 p.m. and…
WILDWOOD, FL – Police said a collision in Sumter County last week left a bicycle rider dead, the Villages-News reports. The incident happened Sept. 10 in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 301 and County Road 471 in Wildwood. According to the Wildwood Police Department, a man was riding an e-bicycle…
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal accident involving a tricycle in Pasco County Monday morning, according to a WTSP report. State troopers determined that the rider of the tricycle was going west on Long Avenue near 15th Street shortly before 2 a.m. in front…
ZEPHYRHILLS, FL – State troopers are investigating a collision in Pasco County that sent a bicycle rider to the hospital. A report by Pasco News Online states that the incident took place Monday morning on Chancey Road near Zephyr Preserve Place in Zephyrhills. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a…