MARION COUNTY, FL – A teenage girl was injured after being struck by a car in Marion County, and a search is continuing for the driver involved. The Ocala News reports the incident happened Sept. 11 on State Road 40 near SW 185th Road at about 10:05 p.m. According to…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – State troopers say a pedestrian was killed in an accident in Hernando County last week, the Suncoast News reports. The victim was a 32-year-old man from Brooksville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators said the man was walking north in the southbound lane of U.S.…
Unreasonable speeding in school zones has always been a problem, but now a new state legislation permits local governments in Florida to set up cameras to catch violators. One study revealed that more than 98% of automobiles passing a high school were going 10 mph faster than the posted speed limit,…
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Marion County on Monday morning, according to WESH. The victim was a 63-year-old Opa Locka man who was hit by a truck on Interstate 75 just before 6 a.m. The FHP said he…
GAINESVILLE, FL – Gainesville police and rescue crews were called to the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident on Friday morning. According to WCJB, the incident happened at Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest 6th Street at about 10 a.m. A woman was struck by a sport utility vehicle at that…
GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian died after being hit by a truck on Interstate 75 Saturday morning, according to the Main Street Daily News. An investigation indicated that the 18-year-old victim was walking on I-75 during the night and was then hit by a southbound…
MOUNT DORA, FL – Police in Lake County said a pedestrian died following a crash last week, according to Inside Lake. The victim was believed to have been walking in the roadway on County Road 19A near Progress Boulevard in Mount Dora Tuesday at about 1 a.m. when he was…
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a deadly pedestrian accident that occurred on Monday night. According to the Suncoast News, the incident occurred at the intersection of Little Road and Schrader Boulevard. The FHP said a pedestrian was walking west across the road at about…
Senate Bill 766, a new law, allows school districts to install cameras on the outside of school buses to assist in reducing the number of people who pass buses with their stop arms raised. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office issued 26 traffic penalties last school year for people illegally passing school buses…
As the 2023-24 school year begins, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and AAA advise drivers to be cautious around schools and buses. With the start of the new school year, approximately 2.8 million children in Florida are heading to their classrooms, and the combination of…