SUMTER COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a pickup truck accident in Sumter County Tuesday morning left a driver seriously injured, according to a report by the Villages-News. The incident took place on State Road 44 east of County Road 247 near Rutland at about 6:42 a.m. The Florida Highway…
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News: Resident of the Villages fatally struck by vehicle near hospital
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Sumter County on Monday morning. The Villages-News reports the incident took place on U.S. Highway 27/441 in Lady Lake at about 5 a.m. Authorities said a 52-year-old man wandered away from UF…
News: Sumter County rollover accident kills 22-year-old driver
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a rollover accident in Sumter County claimed the life of a driver, reports the Villages-News. According to the FHP, a 22-year-old woman was driving a pickup truck on State Road 44 near County Road 243 west of Wildwood when the crash…
News: 80-year-old man killed in Sumter County motorcycle accident
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – State troopers said an elderly man died after his motorcycle was involved in an accident in Sumter County. According to a report by the Villages-News, the accident happened Saturday morning in the area of County Road 673 and County Road 683D in Bushnell. The Florida Highway…
News: 2 drivers injured when trucks collide on I-75 in Sumter County
BUSHNELL, FL – Two truck drivers were injured when their vehicles collided in Sumter County Friday morning, according to WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol said the two semi-trucks were both going south on Interstate 75 in Bushnell when the incident occurred at about 8:48 a.m. As one truck moved from…
News: Man charged with drunk driving in fatal wreck on Interstate 75
WILDWOOD, FL – Authorities have arrested an alleged drunk driver following an accident in Sumter County last week that left one person dead and three others injured, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said 40-year-old John Andrew Henderson of Kissimmee was driving a sedan south in the inside lane on…
News: Arrest made in loose tire accident that killed motorcycle rider on I-75 in Sumter County
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – Authorities said they have made an arrest in connection with a recent accident in Sumter County that left a motorcyclist dead, the Villages-News reports. 32-year-old Emmanuel Quesada Fonseca was arrested on a charge of driving without a license in a case involving death. According to the…
News: Delivery man fatally struck by his van in The Villages in Sumter County
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed a newspaper delivery man in Sumter County, reports WESH. The incident happened on Oak Bend Place in The Villages, where the 76-year-old man was delivering newspapers in his Chrysler van Sunday morning at about 5:45 a.m. …
News: Head-on collision in Sumter Co. leaves 2 dead
SUMTER CO., FL – A multi-vehicle collision near Bushnell last Friday night claimed the lives of two people, WESH reports. The crash took place at about 7 p.m. on County Road 48 near the intersection with Southeast 10th Street. Investigators say the driver of an eastbound SUV lost control while…
News: 3 critically injured after multi-vehicle crash in Sumter County
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A motorcyclist and two other people suffered critical injuries after a serious multi-vehicle crash in Sumter County Friday morning reports the Villages News. The incident happened around 6 a.m. as a 49-year-old Sumterville man was riding a Harley Davidson south on US-301 toward East Belt Avenue.…