Do you have a backyard party planned with plenty of fireworks for Fourth of July weekend? Understanding what is and is not permitted in Florida is your first step. Since the beginning of the century, restrictions regulating fireworks have been significantly relaxed. Some fireworks are permitted everywhere, apart from Massachusetts,…
LAKE COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a car accident in Lake County Sunday morning left two people injured, one critically. According to WKMG, a driver was headed east on County Road 42 in an Acura SUV when the crash happened at about 11:20 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the…
More pedestrians are being killed today than in decades, according to the most recent findings from the Governors Highway Safety Administration. Every day, 20 people who are out walking are hit and killed by a moving vehicle. To be precise, the GHSA estimates 7,500 pedestrians were reportedly killed by automobiles…
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A bicyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Pasco County, state troopers said. A report by Pasco News Online states that the incident occurred June 18 on State Road 54 near Sunlake Boulevard. An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol determined…
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A driver was killed when his car crashed in Alachua County early Thursday morning, reports WCJB. The accident happened on County Road 232 near State Road 45 in High Springs. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 23-year-old man was driving a sedan eastbound when the…
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a car wreck in Pinellas County Tuesday night left one person dead and another hospitalized. A report by WFTS said that the accident happened along Starkey Road shortly before 10 p.m. According to investigators, a driver lost control of a sedan…
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A vehicle and a bicycle were involved in a fatal collision Sunday morning in Hernando County, state troopers said. The incident occurred on Sunshine Grove Road north of Montour Street, according to WTFS. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Chrysler 200 was going…
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident shut down Interstate 75 in Alachua County in both directions for most of the day on Tuesday, reports the Gainesville Sun. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-75 after a vehicle hydroplaned near Northwest 39th Avenue…
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A teenage driver was killed and three other people were injured when their vehicle crashed in Citrus County on Saturday afternoon, according to WTVT. The accident happened on West Fort Island Trail west of North Seabreeze Point. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 16-year-old boy was…
OCALA, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Marion County Wednesday morning left a driver dead, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving south on Interstate 75 near mile marker 346 in Ocala when the crash occurred at about 2:50 a.m. An investigation determined that the driver…