MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a golf cart and a pickup truck were involved in a deadly collision in Marion County on Tuesday morning. According to WKMG, a 65-year-old woman was driving a golf cart east on SW 87 Loop in the Indigo East subdivision at…
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said an accident in Alachua County on Saturday afternoon left two people dead. According to WFTV, the incident occurred on Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 372. The FHP’s investigation indicated that a semi-truck hauling cars overturned on the west shoulder of…
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,…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A tractor-trailer and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in Sumter County early Thursday morning, according to WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol’s crash report said the pickup truck driver was going east on County Road 476 at about 4:50 a.m., and failed to…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one person was killed and two others injured in a collision in Hernando County on Sunday night. A report in The Suncoast News said the accident happened at the intersection of U.S. 301 and Cornerstone Drive. According to the FHP, a…
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A collision in Lake County on Monday afternoon claimed the life of an elderly motorcycle rider, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was an 84-year-old man from Leesburg. The FHP’s investigation found that he was riding east on El Presidente Boulevard near U.S.…
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…
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a multi-vehicle accident in Pasco County claimed the life of one of the drivers involved. WTVT reports the crash occurred Friday afternoon on US-301 near Wire Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. According to the FHP, a man was driving a pickup…
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…
SPRING HILL, FL – Authorities said a driver was killed when his car crashed during storm conditions of Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday morning. According to WTVT, the accident happened on Saint Joe Road near Interstate 75. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a Ford Ranger eastbound at…