Car Accidents

May 29, 2023

News: Multi-vehicle crash in The Villages sends 2 drivers to hospital

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THE VILLAGES, FL – Two drivers were sent to the hospital following a collision in The Villages on Wednesday afternoon, the Villages-News reports.

Authorities responded to the scene in the area of County Road 466 and Belvedere Boulevard near The Villages Charter School.

According to Florida Highway Patrol investigators, an 86-year-old man was driving a Chevy Impala northbound shortly before 1 p.m. when he crashed into the back of a Hyundai Sonata. The impact pushed the Hyundai into the intersection, where it collided with a Chevy Tahoe. The Impala also struck the Tahoe.

May 24, 2023

News: Teenage driver dies in car wreck near SR-50 in Brooksville

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BROOKSVILLE, FL – A car accident in Hernando County Monday morning claimed the life of a teenage driver, state troopers said.

According to a report by WTVT, the wreck occurred on Wiscon Road near State Road 50 in Brooksville.

The Florida Highway Patrol said an 18-year-old man was driving a Nissan Sentra east on Wiscon Road when he lost control of the car. The Nissan rotated off the highway, collided with a stop sign and then a utility pole before coming to rest.

May 22, 2023

News: Woman dies in crash after driver runs red light at State Road 200

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OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles collided in Ocala.

A report by the Ocala StarBanner stated that the accident occurred May 11 at State Road 200 and Southwest 110th Street near the entrance to the Oak Run subdivision.

According to the FHP, the driver of a Nissan Altima was headed east on SR-200 and went through a red light at the intersection shortly after 10 p.m. The Nissan T-boned a Honda Insight that was coming out of the subdivision and had the green light.

May 15, 2023

News: Vehicle crash in Gainesville sends 4 people to hospital

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GAINESVILLE, FL – Gainesville Fire Rescue said its crews responded to a significant vehicle crash last Monday night.

According to GFR’s Facebook page, the accident happened in the area of Southwest 34th Street and Williston Road at about 8 p.m. Photos from the scene showed a heavily damaged vehicle.

When firefighters arrived, they used the jaws of life and other rescue tools to extricate one person from the car within about 20 minutes.

May 11, 2023

News: School bus collides with SUV at Marion County intersection

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A school bus and a sport utility vehicle were involved in a collision in Marion County Tuesday morning, WKMG reports.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol found that a 61-year-old Citrus Springs woman was driving the school bus on Southwest 75th Avenue at about 7:30 a.m. and stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with Southwest 80th Street.

As the driver attempted to cross Southwest 80th Street, the FHP said she violated the right of way of an SUV driven by a 30-year-old Ocala woman. The front of the bus hit the left front side of the SUV, causing it to go off the road and hit a tree.

May 9, 2023

News: Collision on SR-471 in Sumter County kills 3, injures 1

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A collision in Sumter County on Saturday morning left three people dead and another injured, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to WFLA, the crash occurred on State Road 471 near South Grade Road. An investigation indicated that a man driving a sedan on SR-471 near the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve veered into the opposite lane at about 4 a.m. His vehicle crashed into another sedan nearly head-on.

The driver of the first car, a 42-year-old Winter Haven man, and the driver of the second vehicle along with a 54-year-old female passengers all were killed in the accident. Another passenger in the second sedan, a 47-year-old man, was seriously injured. All three occupants of the second car were residents of Lima, Ohio.

May 8, 2023

News: Man charged with DUI manslaughter in fatal Hernando County wreck

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal accident that occurred April 30 in Hernando County.

A report by Pasco News Online states that the crash occurred on Tarpon Boulevard near the intersection with US-10.

The Florida Highway Patrol said 38-year-old Andrew Michael Windsor of Hudson was driving eastbound on Tarpon Boulevard when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the roadway. His car went off the road, onto a shoulder and hit an embankment before coming to rest in a canal next to the road.

May 4, 2023

News: Man under arrest for hit-and-run crash in The Villages

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THE VILLAGES, FL – A man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident in the Villages Monday afternoon.

According to Villages-News.com, the crash happened in the vicinity of State Road 44 and Powell Road in Wildwood. Police said the driver of a Mazda 3, identified as 36-year-old Mark Regan of Pennsylvania, struck the back of a trailer being towed by a truck at about 3 p.m.

The truck driver said Regan pulled into the median after the crash but did not try to exchange information and suddenly left the scene heading west on State Road 44.

May 3, 2023

News: Collision between sedan and pickup on State Road 40 kills 1, injures 3

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MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a pickup truck and a sedan were involved in a deadly crash in Marion County, Ocala News.com reports.

The vehicles collided Sunday night on State Road 40 near County Road 314 in Silver Springs just after 8:30 p.m.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck going west on State Road 40 veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into an eastbound sedan.

May 2, 2023

News: 4 injured in Sumter County crash after driver runs red light

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said four people were injured after two vehicles collided at a Sumter County intersection early Sunday morning.

According to WKMG, the crash happened at State Road 44 and Morse Boulevard at about 4:15 a.m.

The FHP said the driver of a sedan was going at high speed while headed east on State Road 44 and went through a red light at the intersection. The sedan collided with an SUV going south on Morse Boulevard, causing both vehicles to end up on the south shoulder of State Road 44.