LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one person was killed and another injured Saturday afternoon in a collision on State Road 44 in Lake County. According to WKMG, state troopers said the driver of a Honda CR-V was going south near Rory Lane shortly before 2 p.m.…
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News: 4-year-old boy injured when sedan hits ATV on County Road 490
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A collision involving a sedan and an ATV in Citrus County sent a young boy to the hospital, the Citrus County Chronicle reports. The accident occurred Saturday night as both vehicles were headed south on County Road 490 near South Bolton Avenue at about 9:40 p.m.…
News: 2 pedestrians struck, 1 fatally, by driver in Hernando County
WEEKI WACHEE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver hit two pedestrians in Hernando County early Saturday morning, killing one of them. A report by Fox 13 Tampa Bay stated that the incident took place on Marvelwood Road near Osprey Avenue in Weeki Wachee just before 1 a.m.…
News: 14-year-old fatally struck by vehicles while crossing Lake County street
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident that killed a teenager in Lake County Thursday morning, reports WOFL. State troopers said it happened in the area of County Road 455 near Willow Pines Lane, where a 14-year-old boy was waiting for a school bus…
Avoid the Most Common Thanksgiving Accidents at Your Holiday Gathering | Florida Injury Attorneys Whittel & Melton
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to get together with friends, family, and neighbors and share food, drink, and be thankful for all the blessings of the year. This is also a time where injuries can arise easily, so our Florida Injury Lawyers at Whittel & Melton have compiled a list…
News: 1 dead, 4 injured in car wreck near Marion County middle school
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one person died and four others were injured in a car crash in Marion County early Wednesday morning. The Ocala StarBanner reported details of the accident, which occurred in the area of County Road 329 and Northwest 18th Avenue near North…
News: Driver facing charges for fatal multi-vehicle crash in Leesburg
LEESBURG, FL – A driver has been arrested for a fatal accident in Leesburg last week, reports the Leesburg News. 36-year-old Gustavo Martinez Cortez of Eustis was arrested on a third-degree felony charge of driving without a license. The Nov. 7 crash involved a total of four vehicles, and occurred…
News: Bicyclist dies after being hit by car on NW 27th Ave in Ocala
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department said a bicyclist died after being hit by a vehicle Saturday evening. Police posted details of the incident that took place near the 1400 block of Northwest 27th Avenue just north of Rural King just before 6:15 p.m. Witnesses said a bicyclist was…
News: Man killed when motorcycle crashes into tree in Zellwood
ZELLWOOD, FL – A man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in Orange County Saturday afternoon, state troopers said. WKMG reports the victim was riding south on Round Lane Road near King Avenue in Zellwood when the incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. According to…
News: 2 dead in crash involving pickup and tow truck on Florida Turnpike
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – A collision between two vehicles on the Florida Turnpike in Orange County early Thursday morning left two men dead, reports WKMG. The incident happened in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near mile marker 266 in the area of State Road 408 at about 5:44 am. The Florida…