GAINESVILLE, FL – Police in Gainesville have announced an arrest in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash. According to a report by WGFL, 29-year-old Margaret Walker turned herself in in connection with the incident that happened on South Main Street on November 27, 2022. Police said Walker was driving a…
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News: 17-year-old driver killed, 3 others injured in single-vehicle crash on I-75
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a car accident on Interstate 75 Saturday night claimed the life of a teenage driver. According to the Gainesville Sun, the incident took place on I-75 north in Alachua County at the exit ramp at mile marker 384. State troopers said…
News: Driver injured after crashing into tree on US 301 in Orange Heights
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A driver was seriously injured in a car accident in Alachua County early Thursday morning, officials said. According to a report by WGFL, Alachua County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on US 301 in Orange Heights along with the Florida Highway Patrol and Melrose firefighters.…
News: Pickup and SUV involved in deadly collision on U.S. 441
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pickup truck and an SUV were involved in a fatal collision in Alachua County on Tuesday night. According to WCJB, the crash took place on U.S. 441 near Northwest 239th Street in High Springs. The FHP said a man was…
News: Driver seriously injured in rollover accident on US Highway 301
WALDO, FL – A driver was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident in Alachua County Friday morning, authorities said. A report by WCJB stated that the crash happened on northeast US Highway 301 near Waldo. Investigators determined that a vehicle went off the roadway, flipped multiple times, and came…
News: Woman struck, killed by vehicles on SW Archer Road in Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was killed in a pedestrian accident in Alachua County Friday morning. According to WUFT, the incident took place on Southwest Archer Road near Southwest 63rd Boulevard at about 6:45 a.m. The FHP said the victim was walking across the…
News: Truck driver dies after vehicle hits guardrail, trees on I-75
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a truck driver died following an accident in Alachua County on Tuesday morning. According to WGFL, the driver of a Volvo semi-truck pulling a flatbed trailer was headed south on Interstate 75 when he traveled onto the right shoulder near the…
News: Alachua man killed when motorcycle goes off road, hits sign post
ALACHUA, FL – An accident in Alachua County Saturday morning left a motorcycle rider dead, reports the Gainesville Sun. The incident took place on U.S. Highway 441 southbound in Micanopy at about 9:24 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was riding a motorcycle when he drove off…
News: Collision on U.S. 301 in Orange Heights leaves 1 person dead, 2 injured
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – State troopers and rescue units were at the scene of a fatal wreck in Alachua County on Thursday night. According to the Gainesville Sun, two vehicles collided on U.S. 301 in the Orange Heights area at about 7:30 p.m. Three people were seriously injured and taken…
News: 2 seriously injured in T-bone style collision in Alachua County
WALDO, FL – Two people were seriously injured in a collision in Alachua County on Thursday afternoon, officials said. According to the Alachua Chronicle, firefighters were headed to a separate incident at about 4:15 p.m. when they saw a column of black smoke rising on US Highway 301. Alachua County…