Car Accidents

August 22, 2025

News: Vehicle crashes into bank on U.S. 19 in New Port Richey

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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – New Port Richey police and fire crews were dispatched to a car accident at a local bank on Monday morning, Tampa Bay 28 reports.

The incident took place in the area of U.S. 19 and Marine Parkway, where an SUV crashed into a Chase Bank at about 10:52 a.m. According to the initial investigation, the driver of the vehicle sped over the curb accidentally and then collided with the building.

No injuries were reported for the occupants of the vehicle or those who were in the bank at the time. The bank was closed down following the crash.

August 21, 2025

News: Wrong-way collision on State Road 471 in Sumter County kills 1, injures 4

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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 that was towing an enclosed utility trailer. The FHP’s initial investigation indicates that the driver of the Mercedes was traveling south in the northbound lane for an unknown reason at about 1:20 a.m., and collided with the northbound Nissan nearly head-on.

August 13, 2025

News: 2nd member of Ocala radio team dies following crash at State Road 200

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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 and Southwest 103rd Street Road on July 17. Whitler died that day while MacBlane passed away from her injuries on Saturday, August 9.

The Florida Highway Patrol said MacBlane was driving a sedan on westbound SR 200 at about 7:24 p.m. and was making a left turn onto Southwest 103rd Street Road when the vehicle was struck in the intersection by a pickup truck going east on SR 200.

August 12, 2025

News: Crash at U.S. 301 and County Road 472 in Wildwood leaves 1 dead

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WILDWOOD, FL – Authorities were called to the scene of a deadly accident in Sumter County on Tuesday morning, reports the Villages News.

The wreck happened at the intersection of U.S. 301 and County Road 472 in Wildwood at about 11 a.m. A witness reported that the driver involved was ejected through the roof of the vehicle. The person was pronounced dead. No information was released on the identity of the victim, or the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The Florida Highway Patrol, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Wildwood Police Department all responded. Traffic was diverted from State Road 214 to State Road 209, and southbound U.S. 301 at County Road 222. All lanes were reopened by 1:50 p.m.

August 8, 2025

News: 4 injured when vehicle crashes into tree, catches fire on Suncoast Parkway

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene of a fiery crash on the Suncoast Parkway in Hernando County on Saturday morning.

According to a Facebook post by Hernando County Fire Rescue, Station 11 responded to the single-vehicle accident at about 7:10 a.m. The unit arrived to find that the vehicle had crashed into a tree and burst into flames.

Four occupants of the vehicle managed to escape, and were taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

August 6, 2025

News: Driver, 17, arrested following fatal accident on I-75 south in Sumter County

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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 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol states that the driver, a 17-year-old boy, was recklessly overtaking slower traffic and veered off the interstate in order to avoid a crash.

The Dodge then collided with a tree and caught fire. A 16-year-old passenger was killed while a 15-year-old passenger was seriously injured. Two other passengers, ages 13 and 17, sustained minor injuries. State troopers said the driver, who also suffered minor injuries, left the car, took off the license plate and fled on foot. He was later apprehended at a chicken coop in Oxford. All the occupants of the Dodge were from Inverness.

August 5, 2025

News: Vehicle crash on State Road 52 in Pasco County sends 3 to hospital

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – Pasco County Fire Rescue was called to the scene of a serious vehicle crash on State Road 52 on Monday morning.

According to a Facebook post at 8:30 a.m., the rescue squad and other area first responders were dispatched to the accident near Bellamy Brothers Boulevard. Medical helicopters were called in as well, and three people were transported to an area hospital. There was no immediate word on their conditions.

The Florida Highway Patrol arrived to take over the investigation. No details were released on what led to the wreck.

August 4, 2025

News: Teenager killed, 4 others injured when vehicles collide on State Road 44 near DeLand

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A teenage girl died after the car she was riding in was involved in a collision in Lake County early Saturday morning.

A report by WKMG states that the fatal accident took place on State Road 44 in the area of Tomahawk Trail near DeLand. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the driver of a 2011 Dodge Ram 15oo pickup truck was heading east at about 4:10 a.m. while a 2015 Dodge Charger sedan was going west, and the vehicles crashed. The front right side of the pickup truck collided with the front right of the sedan.

A 17-year-old Leesburg girl who was the front right passenger in the Charger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Charger, an 18-year-old man from Fruitland Park, and two other passengers, an 18-year-old Fruitland Park man and a 17-year-old Leesburg girl, were taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.

July 31, 2025

News: 3 children injured in rollover accident on Interstate 75 in Alachua County

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and emergency crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon, WCJB reported.

The vehicles collided on Interstate 75 northbound near mile marker 374 in the vicinity of the Micanopy exit, causing one of the vehicles to roll over. Three children were injured in the accident and were transported to an area hospital as trauma alerts. No details were released regarding the severity of the injuries.

Northbound I-75 was restricted to one lane during the crash response and investigation, with all lanes reopening later in the afternoon.

July 30, 2025

News: Motorist killed in head-on collision with semi-truck on County Road 235

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A collision between a car and a semi-truck in Alachua County last week left one man dead and another injured, reports the Alachua Chronicle.

The fatal wreck occurred early in the morning on July 24 along County Road 235. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a sedan southbound at about 2:52 a.m. when he crossed the center line into the northbound lane near NW 78th Avenue. The sedan sideswiped a northbound semi-truck, then collided head-on with another semi that was headed north.

The sedan driver, a 34-year-old Trenton man, died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt, troopers said.