OCALA, FL – A multi-vehicle accident in Ocala on Wednesday afternoon sent two people to the hospital and disrupted traffic along Interstate 75. According to Ocala Fire Rescue, crews responded to the scene on I-75 just north of mile marker 352 at 3:49 p.m. A semi-truck carrying corn was reportedly…
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News: Pedestrian, 65, dies after being struck by vehicle near the Paddock Mall in Ocala
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department was dispatched to a fatal pedestrian accident near the Paddock Mall early Thursday morning. In a Facebook post, police said they were notified of the incident on SW College Road at 5:39 a.m. A preliminary investigation found that an SUV traveling eastbound struck…
News: 2nd member of Ocala radio team dies following crash at State Road 200
OCALA, FL – Two people who formed a well-known radio team in Ocala have died following a vehicle collision last month, the Ocala StarBanner reports. The victims were Robin MacBlane and Larry Whitler, both age 70, who were together in a vehicle involved in a crash at State Road 200…
News: 1 dead, 2 injured in crash after driver goes through red light on SR-200
OCALA FL – A collision in Marion County on Thursday evening left one person dead and two others injured, the Ocala StarBanner reports. The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene at the intersection of State Road 200 and Southwest 103rd Street Road in Ocala after the fatal crash…
News: Rescue crews extricate driver following Ocala rollover collision
OCALA, FL – Crews came to the rescue of a pickup truck driver following a rollover accident in Ocala on Thursday afternoon. According to a post by Ocala Fire Rescue, first responders were dispatched to the wreck on Southwest Sixth Place at about 1:43 p.m. The emergency crews arrived…
News: Collision sends car crashing into home on NE 14th Street in Ocala
OCALA, FL – Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of a vehicle crash at a home in Ocala on Monday morning. According to a post by Ocala Fire Rescue at 2:42 p.m., the incident occurred in the 1000 block of NE 14th Street. Officials said a pickup truck collided…
News: Minivan driver killed in rollover accident on US-441 in Ocala
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department responded to a fatal crash in the 1700 block of U.S. 441 early Sunday morning, according to the department’s Facebook post. A traffic homicide investigator arrived at the scene at about 2:43 a.m. It was determined that the driver of a Mazda minivan…
News: Bicyclist critically injured after being hit by vehicle in Ocala collision
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department was called to the scene of a vehicle vs. bicycle collision on Saturday, WCJB reported. The bicyclist was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of State Road 200 and Southwest 27th Avenue, investigators said. The rider was taken to an area hospital…
News: SUV crashes into pole on Interstate 75 near Ocala, killing driver and passenger
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal car accident that occurred near Ocala on Saturday night. According to WKMG, the single-vehicle wreck happened along Interstate 75 near County Road 484 at about 9:35 p.m. The FHP’s preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of an SUV…
News: Ocala man dies in pedestrian collision along U.S. 441
MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal pedestrian collision in Marion County Sunday night, WKMG reported. According to the FHP, the accident happened on U.S. 441 near SE 3rd Avenue at about 9:35 p.m. A driver going south on US 441 struck a man…