An 80-year-old Hernando County resident was rushed to Spring Hill Regional Hospital for treatment of a critical injury. The local news is reporting that this Central Florida octogenarian was driving his 1984 Datsun pickup truck on County Line Road (Hernando County side) and drifted in the westbound lane (Pasco County…
The Gainesville Sun is reporting that a 24 year old woman was tragically hit by a car and killed Monday night on Archer Road in Gainesville. According to police, the accident occurred at 6:45 p.m. while the young woman was walking south in the 2300 block of Archer Road. Apparently,…
This Wednesday, a Brooksville jury awarded Angela Stone, a mother who lost her 12-year-old daughter in a DUI crash, $330 million in civil damages for wrongful death. This verdict is believed to be the largest award of its kind in Hernando County history. Tony Marrero from the St. Petersburg Times…
TBO.com is reporting a sad tragedy from last week. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, a Wesley Chapel motorcyclist died Sunday night after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in the southbound on Interstate 75 at State Road 56. According to reports, the motorcycle crashed into the median…
This week, the Florida Highway Patrol announced the results of the law enforcement initiative that focused on drivers who run red lights. FHP participated in the National Stop On Red Week, and troopers issued 1,190 red light citations along with other citations for poor driving behavior–such as speeding and failure…
Erin Sullivan of the St. Petersburg Times reports that in a wild series of events, a twenty-year-old Hernando County resident went from being an injured passenger in a traffic accident in Holiday, Florida to becoming a resident of the Pasco County Jail in Land O’ Lakes. Apparently, the young man…
Tampabay.com is reporting that a 74-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon after he was forced to exit his car to address his car’s mechanical issues. According to the report, the man got out of the car but then collapsed into the road. Sadly, he later died at Northside Hospital. The Florida…
According to TampaBay.com, Florida’s roads are the safest they have been in years, and some credit this trend to the bad economy. The state’s traffic deaths dropped in 2008 to their lowest level in eight years, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. In addition, traffic…
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a semitrailer truck rear-ended a Dodge van just south of State Road 50. The van crashed into the guardrail and caused the semi to overturn and catch fire. The southbound lanes were closed for about four hours after the accident. The truck driver, who…
The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that a 17-year-old young man was shot and killed during a party at the Lake Padgett Estates in Land O’Lakes, FL. The 2:00 a.m. shooting occurred allegedly in a parking lot outside of the evening festivities. The reported information indicates that a group had…