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LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an accident in Lake County early Sunday morning that left three women dead and another injured, the Leesburg News reports.

The crash happened on State Road 19 near Howey-in-the-Hills at about 3:15 a.m.  According to the FHP, the driver of a northbound 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee failed to negotiate a left curve and ran off the road at St. Florian Lane.   The Jeep crashed into a pole and then overturned several times.  All four occupants were ejected from the vehicle.

The driver, a 30-year-old Mount Dora woman, and a passenger died at the scene.  Another passenger was pronounced dead after being taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.  The passengers who died were two women from Eustis, ages 32 and 28.   Another passenger, a 26-year-old Eustis woman, was hospitalized in critical condition.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal collision on State Road 19 in Lake County Saturday night, reports WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 17-year-old boy was driving a 2020 Audi A3 southbound near Arrowtree Boulevard at about 11:40 p.m.  The teen veered into the northbound lane and entered the path of a 2013 Ford Mustang, and the Audi crashed into the Ford.  The impact caused the Ford to go off the road and hit a ditch.

The Ford driver, a 30-year-old man from Dunnellon, died at the scene.  He was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

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CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Citrus County school teacher last week, according to a WFTS report.

The collision, involving a dump truck and a minivan, happened March 12 on West Homosassa Trail.  The Florida Highway Patrol stated that 50-year-old Crystal Jackson was driving her Dodge minivan eastbound shortly after 7 a.m. when the dump truck, traveling westbound, attempted to turn left and struck her vehicle.

Jackson, a social studies teacher at Lecanto Middle School, died in the wreck.  Her three children who were with her in the car, two girls 15 and 16 and a 12-year-old boy, were taken to area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a fatal collision that occurred Friday night in Alachua County.

According to a report in the Gainesville Sun, a 45-year-old man from Gainesville died in the wreck.  The FHP’s investigation determined that he was driving a 2011  Chevrolet Camaro eastbound on NW Fourth Avenue in Newberry when the incident occurred at 10:25 p.m.

The car veered to the right near NW 251st Street, crossed onto the south shoulder and collided with a tree head-on.  The motorist died after being rushed to UF Health Shands Hospital.  He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, state troopers said.

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OXFORD, FL – Traffic was disrupted along Interstate 75 in Sumter County Monday morning due to an overnight accident, WESH reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol and emergency crews responded to the wreck shortly before 1:30 a.m. on I-75 north near County Road 475 near Wildwood.

The FHP said there were injuries as a result of the incident, but did not release further details on who had been hurt.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – One person was killed and five others injured in a rollover crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 on Monday, according to WUFT.

The Florida Highway Patrol said an SUV rolled over near the Southwest Williston Road exit near Gainesville at about 5:35 p.m.  The 33-year-old driver suffered fatal injuries.  Two of the five injured passengers were in critical condition, a 30-year-old woman and a 6-year-old child.  A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured while two other girls, ages 5 and 8, sustained minor injuries.  All occupants of the vehicle were from Beverly Hills in Citrus County.

The FHP is trying to determine what caused the wreck, which shut down the southbound lanes of I-75 hours for several hours while the scene was being cleared.  Drivers were diverted off the interstate to Archer Road.

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OCALA, FL – Emergency crews were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 in Marion County last week that sent six people to the hospital.

In a release posted on Facebook, Ocala Fire Rescue said the crash occurred March 5 on I-75 northbound at about 4:49 p.m.  First responders arrived to find four damaged vehicles blocking all three northbound lanes of the interstate.

The vehicles involved were a pickup truck, a sedan that ended up against the guardrail, and two SUVs, one of which overturned.   The driver of the pickup and a minor in the sedan were transported to the hospital as trauma alerts.

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CRYSTAL RIVER, FL – Two vehicles were involved in a deadly collision on U.S. 19 in Crystal River last week, according to the Citrus County Chronicle.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation of the Feb. 26 accident found that the driver of a Hyundai Accent had pulled out of a parking lot to go west onto U.S. 19 when the vehicle was struck by a northbound GMC Yukon near State Road 44.

The driver of the Hyundai, a 71-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger, a 69-year-old woman, was seriously injured.  Both were Homosassa residents.

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GAINESVILLE, FL – A collision between a car and a scooter in Gainesville claimed the life of a University of Florida student, the Gainesville Sun reports.

The crash occurred Sunday evening near the Southwest Recreation Center on campus.  Gainesville police said the student was riding her scooter west on Hull Road at about 7:30 p.m.   At the same time, the driver of a Mustang was gong east on Hull Road when they tried to make a turn into a parking lot and crashed into the scooter.

The student, identified as 21-year-old Nyla Holland, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one driver died and another was injured after their vehicles crashed in Pasco County Monday morning.

Pasco News Online reported details of the collision, which occurred on State Road 54 near Heron Cove Drive in Lutz.

According to the FHP, the driver of an Infiniti G37 was heading west shortly before 8 a.m. and failed to  properly navigate a curve in the roadway.

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