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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 with a sedan, causing the sedan to crash through the exterior wall of a home.

Responding rescue crews opened the doors of the vehicles and safely extricated both drivers.  The pickup truck driver was transported to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries.  The home was empty at the time of the incident, and no other injuries were reported.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision that took place in Marion County on Saturday morning, the Ocala StarBanner reported.

State troopers and Marion County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the wreck on State Road 40 near County Road 328 shortly before 9 a.m.   An investigation determined that the driver of a Honda Civic was attempting to make a turn from Southwest 113th Circle onto SR-40, crossing the westbound lanes, when the Civic was struck by a westbound Ford F-450 pickup truck hauling a trailer.  Both vehicles came to rest at the grassy median.

The Honda driver, an 81-year-old Ocala man, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The pickup truck driver, a 46-year-old man, was not injured and stayed at the scene.

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A fatal accident shut down a stretch of U.S. 301 in Alachua County on Thursday morning, according to WCJB.

The wreck occurred along U.S. Highway 301 near Southeast Hawthorne Road.   The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving north in the left inside lane of the highway at about 8:30 a.m. His vehicle collided with a truck tractor that was making a turn, with his vehicle hitting the rear axle of the truck’s trailer.

The driver of the first vehicle, a 25-year-old St. Petersburg man, died in the crash.  He was wearing a seat belt at the time, state troopers said.

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A vehicle collision at an intersection in Hernando County left one person dead and three others injured early Sunday morning.

A report by WFTS states that two vehicles crashed at the intersection of Lema Drive and Spring Hill Drive.  The Florida Highway Patrol determined that the teenage driver of a Hyundai Santa Fe was heading south on Lema Drive and went through a stop sign.  As the Hyundai entered the intersection, it crashed into the side of a Chevy Malibu going east on Spring Hill Drive.

The Malibu then collided with a utility pole and a tree.  The Malibu driver, a 36-year-old woman from Spring Hill, died at the scene.  The Santa Fe driver, an 18-year-old man from Port Richey, and his two female passengers, ages 17 and 18, were hospitalized with minor injuries.

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LAND O’LAKES, FL – A fiery car accident on U.S. 41 in Spring Hill early Wednesday morning left a driver dead, state troopers said.

Pasco News Online reports the fatal crash happened near Goodman Drive just before 3:20 a.m.   The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the driver of a Tesla Model 3 was going south and was unable to negotiate a curve in the road.  The Tesla went off the roadway, collided with a utility pole and a tree, and then caught fire.

The driver, a 21-year-old man from Land O’Lakes, died at the scene.  His identity was not immediately released.

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OCALA, FL – A wrong-way crash between two vehicles in Marion County Thursday morning left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, according to WKMG.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol determined that a man was driving west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 27 in Ocala at about 12:15 a.m.   The vehicle collided head-on with an eastbound SUV near NW 95th Avenue Road.

The driver of the first vehicle, a 27-year-old man from Miami, died at the scene.  The other driver,  a man from Perry, was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.  The FHP said both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the fatal wreck.

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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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