A 41-year-old man from Marion County made an appearance in court on Wednesday to answer to charges related to the deaths of eight farm laborers who died in a bus accident on State Road 40 on Tuesday. The man was charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter after a 2001…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – Authorities announced an arrest in connection with a deadly collision in Hernando County in November 2023, Pasco News Online reports. 48-year-old Kristie Lynn Paxton of Hudson is charged with DUI manslaughter for the crash that occurred on Mariner Boulevard near Case Grande Circle. According to the…
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a crash involving an alleged drunk driver left one person dead and another injured. A report by WFLA states that the accident happened Sunday afternoon in Citrus County near the border with Marion County. The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver…
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a suspected drunk driver in Citrus County on Sunday, WTVT reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident occurred in Floral City on Old Floral City Road near Evergreen Loop. According to the FHP, the driver…
PORT RICHEY, FL – Police in Port Richey said a driver who may have been impaired was injured in a car wreck last week. In a Facebook post, police said officers were called to the scene Dec. 1 at the intersection of US 19 and Grand Boulevard at about 1…
SPRING HILL, FL – Three people were injured in a crash involving an alleged drunk driver in Hernando County on Monday, reports the Suncoast News. The Florida Highway Patrol released information on the accident that happened at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Breakwater Boulevard in Spring Hill. According to…
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a driver was arrested in connection with an accident in Alachua County on Saturday morning, the Gainesville Sun reports. The incident happened along Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 403 at 8:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a semi-truck with…
OCALA, FL – Police say an alleged drunk driver was arrested after crashing into a dentist’s office in Ocala early Monday morning. The Ocala Police Department released details of the incident in a Facebook post. Officers responded to Healthy Smiles Dentistry on SW 10th Street at about 12:30 a.m. after…
Facing a DUI charge can be frightening. This may be your first run in with the law, and facing the criminal justice can be a terrifying experience because you have never done so before. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on Halloween night during the years 2015-2019, 126…
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation for all new cars in the U.S. to have blood alcohol detection systems that can stop a drunk person who gets behind the wheel from driving. If the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) chooses to see this through, then the…