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: Man sentenced to prison for fatal DUI crash in Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A man has been sentenced in connection with a fatal DUI accident in Alachua County, WCJB reports. On Tuesday, a judge sentenced 40-year-old Jason Saul of Gainesville to 90 months in prison. Saul, who was convicted of DUI manslaughter in the Jan. 22, 2021 crash, will…
News: 3-vehicle accident shuts down southbound lanes of US 441 in Alachua County
GAINESVILLE, FL – Law enforcement authorities and emergency crews were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident that disrupted traffic in Alachua County on Wednesday afternoon. A traffic alert from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said the collision closed all southbound lanes of US 441 at SW Williston Road shortly before 4:15…
News: Head-on collision in Alachua County leaves 1 dead, 3 critically injured
NEWBERRY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a deadly crash that occurred in Alachua County on Sunday, according to the Gainesville Sun. State troopers were dispatched to Northwest County Road 235 near Northwest 204th Street after the incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. An SUV and a…
News: Motorcyclist, 19, killed in collision with pickup truck on State Road 45
NEWBERRY, FL – A motorcycle and a pickup truck were involved in a deadly collision in Alachua County on Tuesday night, News4Jax reported. The Florida Highway Patrol states that a 19-year-old man was riding a motorcycle north on State Road 45 in Newberry when the incident took place at about…
News: 2 injured in collision involving USPS tractor-trailer on I-75 near Micanopy
MICANOPY, FL – A collision in Alachua County Wednesday morning left two people injured and disrupted traffic along Interstate 75, according to the Main Street Daily News. The crash happened on southbound I-75 near the mile marker 374 exit ramp near Micanopy. The Florida Highway Patrol said a U.S. Postal…
News: Driver dies in collision with tractor-trailer in Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A collision in Alachua County early Monday left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, the Gainesville Sun reported. A sedan and a tractor-trailer were involved in the wreck at an intersection in Hawthorne at about 5 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found…
News: Alachua man dies following collision with tractor-trailer
ALACHUA, FL – A tractor-trailer and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in Alachua on Wednesday morning, reports the Gainesville Sun. The vehicles crashed at about 5:55 a.m. on County Road 235A near County Road 2o54. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that the driver of the…
News: Man dies after car crashes into sign, tree off northbound I-75
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A car wreck in Alachua County on Thursday evening claimed the life of a motorist, according to the Gainesville Sun. The crash occurred on Interstate 75 north at mile marker 399 north of Gainesville. The Florida Highway Patrol’s accident report said a driver headed north at…
News: Head-on collision on Williston Road in Alachua County kills both drivers
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a collision in Alachua County early Tuesday morning left both drivers dead, WCJB reports. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Williston Road near Wacahoota Road after the accident occurred at about 4:48 p.m. The FHP learned that a 30-year-old Gainesville…