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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 was heading north while reportedly driving recklessly at a high rate of speed.  The Mazda went off the roadway, hit a concrete culvert and went airborne.  The vehicle then overturned before colliding with a palm tree and a concrete wall.

The driver was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.  The victim’s identity was not immediately released.

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UMATILLA, FL – Authorities said a single-vehicle wreck in Lake County on Saturday night claimed the life of a driver.

According to WKMG, the fatal accident took place in the vicinity of County Road 450 and County Road 42 near Umatilla.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of an SUV was heading north on County Road 450 at about 10:30 p.m., failed to stop at a stop sign and proceeded through the intersection.  The vehicle went off the roadway and onto the grass shoulder, then hit a warning sign and a tree.

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A Hernando County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a vehicle collision with a fleeing suspect on Saturday night, authorities said.

Pasco News Online reports the crash occurred near the intersection of South Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in South Brooksville.

According to the sheriff’s office, a K-9 deputy on patrol at about 8:30 p.m. observed a driver commit a traffic infraction while going south on South Main Street.   When the deputy turned around to respond, the suspect tried to flee at a high rate of speed.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A fiery car wreck in Pasco County on Sunday night left a driver dead, Fox13 News reported.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that the motorist was heading north on Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel at about 7:20 p.m. and was cutting in and out of traffic.

The driver lost control of his vehicle and entered the outside shoulder of the interstate, where the vehicle crashed into a light pole and went up in flames.   The driver, a 46-year-old man from New Port Richey, was pronounced dead at the scene.  No other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident.

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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 was heading north in the right lane of I-75 and lost control of the vehicle.  The SUV went off the right side of the road, onto a grass shoulder, and crashed into the concrete base of a light pole, causing the vehicle to catch fire.

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LARGO, FL – A two-vehicle collision in Largo Saturday afternoon left three people dead and two others injured, including a college football player.

According to the Miami Herald, the fatal wreck occurred in the area of Orangeview Drive and Ridge Road at about 1:45 p.m.

Police said 20-year-old Adarius Hayes, a linebacker at the University of Miami, was driving a Dodge Durango SUV south on Ridge Road when he collided with the driver of a Kia Soul SUV making a left turn.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – Law enforcement authorities and emergency crews were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident that disrupted traffic in Alachua County on Wednesday afternoon.

A traffic alert from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said the collision closed all southbound lanes of US 441 at SW Williston Road shortly before 4:15 p.m.

The sheriff’s office told WCJB that three vehicles were involved in the wreck and that injuries were reported on the scene, but no details were released on the conditions of those who had been hurt.  All lanes were reported reopened by 5:25 p.m.

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle crash disrupted traffic along a stretch of Interstate 75 in Hernando County during Tuesday morning’s commute.

Pasco News Online reports the collision occurred on I-75 south near mile post 294 at about 5:45 a.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol stated that a Toyota Camry heading south crashed into the back of a trailer being towed by a Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck that was going at slow speed.

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TAVARES, FL – A driver died Tuesday morning after his vehicle was involved in an accident in Lake County, police said.

According to Inside Lake, the single-vehicle wreck occurred in the vicinity of State Road 19 at South Eichelberger Road in Tavares.

A passerby notified police shortly before 6 a.m. that a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck had crashed at that location.  A preliminary investigation by the Tavares Police Department indicated that the driver had been heading south on State Road 19 when the pickup went off the roadway and collided with a tree.

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NEWBERRY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released details of a deadly crash that occurred in Alachua County on Sunday, according to the Gainesville Sun.

State troopers were dispatched to Northwest County Road 235 near Northwest 204th Street after the incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m.   An SUV and a sedan had collided near the intersection northeast of Newberry

The FHP determined that the accident happened when one of the drivers was going south on the roadway and tried to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone.

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