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News: Hurricane Helene caused tree to crash onto High Springs fire truck

HIGH SPRINGS, FL – Among the many vehicles damaged across Florida by Hurricane Helene was one of the High Springs Fire Department’s fire trucks. According to a WCJB report, Tanker 29 was responding to a structure fire during the hurricane when the firefighter on board encountered downed wires on Northwest…

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News: 3 injured, 1 seriously, in head-on crash on County Road 345

LEVY COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said three people were injured, one seriously, in a crash along County Road 345 on Thursday afternoon. According to the Main Street Daily News, the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer was going north at 4:12 p.m. and passed another northbound vehicle.  As…

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News: Head-on crash in Alachua County leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

NEWBERRY, FL –  A head-on crash in Alachua County left one driver dead and another injured, according to the Alachua Chronicle. The wreck occurred Wednesday night on State Road 45 near SW 215th Terrace shortly after 7:00 p.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Subaru SUV was…

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News: Pickup truck involved in collision with Alachua County school bus

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a crash involving an Alachua County Public Schools bus that occurred Monday morning. According to the Alachua Chronicle, the incident occurred at the intersection of County Road 241 and W. Newberry Road shortly before 8:30 a.m. The FHP’s investigation…

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News: Pickup truck driver dead after crashing into ditch in Newberry

NEWBERRY, FL – State troopers said a driver died when his pickup truck was involved in a wreck in Alachua County on Monday. According to details reported by the Alachua Chronicle, the incident took place on Newberry Road near SW 218th Street in Newberry at about 5 p.m. The Florida…

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News: Elderly man and woman from Gainesville killed in collision with semi-truck

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Two people died after their minivan collided with a semi in Alachua County on Friday afternoon, according to the Alachua Chronicle. The Florida Highway Patrol and local rescue crews were called to the scene in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 301 and County Road 225 in…

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News: Collision on Interstate 75 in Alachua County kills 1, injures 2

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said an accident in Alachua County Tuesday night left one person dead and two others injured. According to details reported by the Gainesville Sun, the crash took place on Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 405 at 10:07 p.m. The FHP’s investigation…

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News: Person extricated after 2-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 south

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Rescue crews were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in Alachua County on Thursday morning. A Facebook post by Alachua County Fire Rescue said that its crews and Gainesville Fire Rescue were dispatched to the crash on Interstate 75  southbound at the 386 mile…

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News: Woman, 78, killed when car collides with pickup in Alachua County

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – One driver was killed and another injured in a collision in Alachua County on Tuesday afternoon, according to WOFL. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened at about 2:50 p.m. on SW 24th Avenue.  The FHP’s investigation found that a 78-year-old woman was driving a…

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News: Truck driver dead following wreck on County Road 219A

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – An investigation is underway into a fatal accident that took place in Alachua County on Friday morning, according to WCJB. The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene on County Road 219A southbound at about 4:50 a.m.  Responding state troopers arrived to find that a…

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