SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a deadly two-vehicle collision in Sumter County last week. According to a WKMG report, the incident took place Friday, Aug. 15 on State Road 471 near County Road 788. The crash involved a Mercedes-Benz SUV and a Nissan Titan…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle accident on Interstate 75 in Sumter County on Sunday afternoon left a man dead and a woman injured, reports the Villages-News. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man riding a Honda Goldwing motorcycle was trying to exit into an I-75 rest area near mile…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A teenage driver was arrested following a fatal car accident that occurred in Sumter County on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The Daily Commercial reports five teenage boys were in a Dodge Charger going south on Interstate 75 at a high rate of speed shortly before 3…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle collision on County Road 476B in Sumter County on Monday left a rider dead, according to a WKMG report. The Florida Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of a tractor-trailer was heading north shortly after 5 p.m. and was stopped in traffic…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol investigated a fatal car crash that occurred in Sumter County early Wednesday morning, reports WKMG. The FHP learned that the driver of a Kia Forte was going west on State Road 44 in Wildwood shortly before 5 a.m. when he failed to…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man who allegedly left the scene of a crash last week. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Tayvone Johnson, was accused of fleeing on foot after the accident April 2 near the Florida National Cemetery. The crash…
OXFORD, FL – Traffic was disrupted along Interstate 75 in Sumter County Monday morning due to an overnight accident, WESH reports. The Florida Highway Patrol and emergency crews responded to the wreck shortly before 1:30 a.m. on I-75 north near County Road 475 near Wildwood. The FHP said there were…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A van and a dump truck were involved in a deadly collision in Sumter County early Tuesday morning, according to WFLA. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that the driver of the dump truck was going east on County Road 476 at about 5:40 a.m. when…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident in Sumter County last week left one person dead and two others injured, reports WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene Jan. 23 on State Road 44 in the area of Industrial Drive. The FHP’s crash report stated that the…
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – New details have been released in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision in Sumter County, reports WESH. The Florida Highway Patrol released information regarding the vehicle being sought in the incident, which occurred Jan. 17 in the area of County Road 475 and State Road 44…