OCALA, FL – Authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred early Saturday morning in Ocala, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was standing in an outside lane of State Road 40 near SW 57th Avenue at about 5 a.m. when he was hit by a…
DADE CITY, FL – State troopers are continuing their search for the driver who left the scene of a crash that killed a pedestrian in Pasco County, WFLA reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said it is seeking out tips from the public in solving the incident that occurred April 17…
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – A woman was struck and killed by a box truck driver in Orange County on Tuesday reports FOX 35. Virginia Celli-Olivo, 57, got out of her SUV to rescue a turtle on Curry Ford Road near Sanctuary Point Boulevard. A driver in a box truck struck…
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a hit-and-run on Highway 19 early Monday morning. According to The Free Press, a pedestrian was hit on Highway 19 south of Floramar Terrance around 3:40 a.m. The driver fled the scene without stopping. Crews found the…
KENNETH CITY, FL – A man died after falling off an electric scooter being hit by a pickup north of St. Petersburg late last month. According to WFLA, the man was riding an electric scooter when they fell onto SR-693. The man was then hit by a pickup truck while…
A pastor at New Life Evangelistic Center was hit and killed Wednesday morning by a vehicle who fled the scene. The man was hit around 7 a.m. as he was crossing the street Crystal Springs Road near Hammond Boulevard. The driver did not stop to check on the man. Police…
Belle Isle interim city manager, Apopka consultant and lobbyist Richard Anderson turned himself in to authorities yesterday after he was charged with a hit-and-run case that hospitalized another driver back in April. The Florida Highway Patrol investigated the Lake County collision and issued an arrest warrant for Anderson Tuesday. Anderson…
Belle Isle interim city manager, Apopka consultant and lobbyist Richard Anderson turned himself in to authorities yesterday after he was charged with a hit-and-run case that hospitalized another driver back in April. The Florida Highway Patrol investigated the Lake County collision and issued an arrest warrant for Anderson Tuesday. Anderson…
Florida Highway Patrol officials are frustrated with the more than 92,000 hit-and-run crashes investigated last year across the state. These crashes — up by nearly 7,500 from 2014 — are an increasing problem. Troopers are hoping to put a stop to these collisions with their annual week-long hit-and-run awareness campaign.…
According to Clay County deputies, a motorcyclist who was speeding in a Fleming Island neighborhood when he struck and killed a skateboarder last August, turned himself in Thursday morning. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office claims that the 27-year-old was riding his motorcycle under the influence and going over 70 mph…