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News: St. Petersburg man dies after colliding with truck tractor on U.S. 301

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A fatal accident shut down a stretch of U.S. 301 in Alachua County on Thursday morning, according to WCJB. The wreck occurred along U.S. Highway 301 near Southeast Hawthorne Road.   The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving north in the left inside lane of…

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News: Pedestrian fatally struck by semi in Gainesville hit-and-run incident

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is trying to track down the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Gainesville Sunday morning, reports WCJB. The incident happened off Interstate 75 near Williston Road.  State troopers said a pedestrian walking near an exit ramp of the interstate was struck…

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News: Motorcycle rider, 19, dies after colliding with vehicle at Gainesville intersection

GAINESVILLE, FL – A motorcycle and a vehicle were involved in a deadly collision in Gainesville last week, according to a WCJB report. The incident happened June 11 at the intersection of West Newberry Road and Northwest 62nd Street.   Police said a 19-year-old was riding a motorcycle east on West…

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News: Motorcyclist dies after colliding with street sign, tree on Blanton Road in Pasco County

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle accident in Pasco County last week claimed the life of the rider, reports Pasco News Online. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the incident June 9 on Blanton Road just east of Lake Iola Road just before 2:25 a.m.   The FHP’s initial investigation found…

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News: Elderly woman dies after being struck by vehicle on U.S. 301 in Summerfield

SUMMERFIELD, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred earlier this month in Summerfield, the Villages-News reports. The incident occurred June 8 along northbound U.S. 301 near SE 169th Street in Summerfield.  According to the FHP, an 81-year-old woman was walking westbound on the…

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News: 1 dead, 3 injured in Hernando County crash after driver goes through stop sign

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A vehicle collision at an intersection in Hernando County left one person dead and three others injured early Sunday morning. A report by WFTS states that two vehicles crashed at the intersection of Lema Drive and Spring Hill Drive.  The Florida Highway Patrol determined that the…

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News: Land O’Lakes man, 21, dies in fiery car wreck on U.S. 41 in Spring Hill

LAND O’LAKES, FL – A fiery car accident on U.S. 41 in Spring Hill early Wednesday morning left a driver dead, state troopers said. Pasco News Online reports the fatal crash happened near Goodman Drive just before 3:20 a.m.   The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the driver of a Tesla…

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News: Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in death of e-bike rider in Marion County

MARION COUNTY, FL – Authorities made an arrest in connection with an alleged drunk driving crash in Marion County that claimed the life of a bicycle rider. According to the Ocala StarBanner, the incident happened Saturday morning on County Road 25 near Southeast 80th Court shortly before 2 a.m.  The…

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News: Woman sentenced on DUI charge for Gainesville crash that killed bicycle rider

GAINESVILLE, FL – Sentencing was handed down for the driver involved in a fatal bicycle collision in Gainesville in 2022, police said. According to a Facebook post from the Gainesville Police Department, 32-year-old Margaret Caitlin Walker of Gainesville was sentenced to eight years in prison on a charge of DUI…

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News: Wrong-way collision on U.S. 27 in Marion County leaves 1 driver dead, 1 injured

OCALA, FL – A wrong-way crash between two vehicles in Marion County Thursday morning left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, according to WKMG. An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol determined that a man was driving west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 27 in Ocala…

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