PLANT CITY, FL – A 59-year-old man from Dade City was killed when a car crashed into his motorcycle in Hillsborough County last week. According to the Tampa Beacon, the crash happened at the intersection of James L. Redman Parkway and E. Trapnell Road on Feb. 5th. The motorcyclist was…
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News: Man arrested for DUI in crash that injured woman
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A Villages restaurant manager was arrested for crashing into a vehicle and injuring another person near Eustis early Saturday morning. According to Villages-News, Johnathan James Ritter, 29, was traveling on Lakeview Avenue in Eustis when he crashed into a vehicle around 4:45 a.m. The woman whose…
News Update: High school teacher dies day after being hit in parking lot
HOLIDAY, FL – A teacher at Anclote High School in Pasco County passed away from her injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in the school’s parking lot last Thursday. Ciara McKeon was hit by a 24-year-old driver in a Kia Sorento in the parking lot at the start…
News: 3 injured in Ocala car accident on SW College Rd.
OCALA, FL – Three people were injured after two vehicles collided in Ocala Tuesday afternoon. According to WCJB, the crash happened on Southwest College Road around noon between a mini-van and van. Emergency crews had to cut the driver out of the mini-van and transported them to an area hospital.…
News: Anclote High teacher in critical condition after hit by car in school parking lot
HOLIDAY, FL – A physical education teacher was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of Anclote High School Thursday morning. Ciara McKeon, 28, was struck by a driver in an SUV at the back of the school’s parking lot near the gymnasium, reports WTSP.…
News: 1 person killed in wreck after vehicle crashes into pond
PASCO COUNTY, FL – One person died after their vehicle crashed into a pond off SR-54 in Lutz Wednesday morning. According to WFLA, a 52-year-old woman was traveling on SR-54 near Henning Lane when she lost control of her vehicle and went off the road into a pond. Her vehicle…
Hyundai and Kia Tell Owners of Nearly Half a Million Cars to Park Outside Due to Fire Hazard | Florida Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Hyundai and Kia have issued a warning to vehicle owners of 484,577 cars and SUVs across the United States to keep using their vehicles, but keep them parked outside and away from any structures as they could contain a defect that could cause the vehicles to burst into flames unexpectedly,…
News: Pinellas Co. man on scooter killed in hit-and-run, suspect found
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…
News: Pedestrian struck, killed walking along roadway near Zephyrhills
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A man died when he was struck by a vehicle when walking along a roadway northeast of Zephyrhills Sunday morning. The victim was walking south in the northbound lane of Old Lakeland Highway at Melrose Avenue at about 4:25 a.m. when he was hit by an…
News: Fatal collision in Pasco Co. kills 1, seriously injures another
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – An 81-year-old man died and a 13-year-old passenger was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near State Road 54 Wednesday night. According to WFLA, the man was headed south on Wiregrass Ranch Boulevard approaching a construction zone when he hit a barrier fence. The vehicle then…