Car Accidents

February 15, 2022

News Update: High school teacher dies day after being hit in parking lot

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HOLIDAY, FL – A teacher at Anclote High School in Pasco County passed away from her injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in the school’s parking lot last Thursday.

Ciara McKeon was hit by a 24-year-old driver in a Kia Sorento in the parking lot at the start of the school day. Coach McKeon, as she was known by students and staff, was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital after being freed from underneath the SUV.

According to NBC2, the 28-year-old physical education teacher and tennis coach succumbed to critical injuries on Feb. 11. The driver who hit McKeon said they did not see her in the parking lot.

February 11, 2022

News: 3 injured in Ocala car accident on SW College Rd.

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OCALA, FL – Three people were injured after two vehicles collided in Ocala Tuesday afternoon.

According to WCJB, the crash happened on Southwest College Road around noon between a mini-van and van.

Emergency crews had to cut the driver out of the mini-van and transported them to an area hospital. Two people in the other van were injured as well and taken to a hospital.

February 10, 2022

News: 1 person killed in wreck after vehicle crashes into pond

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – One person died after their vehicle crashed into a pond off SR-54 in Lutz Wednesday morning.

According to WFLA, a 52-year-old woman was traveling on SR-54 near Henning Lane when she lost control of her vehicle and went off the road into a pond. Her vehicle was completely submerged and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Florida Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of the incident.

February 4, 2022

News: Fatal collision in Pasco Co. kills 1, seriously injures another

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – An 81-year-old man died and a 13-year-old passenger was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash near State Road 54 Wednesday night.

According to WFLA, the man was headed south on Wiregrass Ranch Boulevard approaching a construction zone when he hit a barrier fence. The vehicle then collided with a John Deere excavator at the construction site.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the passenger was transported to an area hospital for serious injuries.

February 3, 2022

Data From NHTSA Shows Traffic Crash Fatalities on The Rise for the First 9 Months of 2021 | Florida Auto Accident Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its preliminary data for January-September (the first nine months of the year) for 2021.

Their projections estimate that 31,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes for the first nine months of 2021, which is about a 12% increase from the first nine months of 2020.

This projection is not just higher than 2020 or even 2019. It is actually the highest number of fatalities during the first nine months of any year since 2006 AND the largest percentage jump during the first nine months in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

February 2, 2022

News: 2 injured in single-vehicle accident in Ocala

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OCALA, FL – Two people were injured in a car accident that happened at the 3100 block of E Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala earlier this morning.

A driver and passenger were found in a gray sedan around 7 a.m., reports Ocala News. The passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle.

Both occupants were transported to an area hospital. Details on what caused the car crash are unknown at this time.

January 24, 2022

News: Head-on crash near Lake Butler leaves 1 dead, another injured

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LAKE BUTLER, FL – A woman was killed and a man was rushed to the hospital following a head-on crash in the Lake Butler area last Friday.

According to WCJB, the driver of a pickup truck heading south on SR-121 crossed the center line near NE 188th Court for unknown reasons and crashed head-on into a sedan.

The sedan’s driver, a 22-year-old woman from Starke, suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The driver of the pickup was sent to the hospital with unknown injuries.

January 20, 2022

News: 2 killed, 1 injured in 2-car crash in Wesley Chapel

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Two people were killed and a third was injured when their vehicles collided on SR-56 in Wesley Chapel yesterday, WTSP reports.

The fatal collision comes just a day after another serious crash took place about two miles east on the same road.

A 52-year-old man attempted to turn left from SR-56 onto Lajuana Boulevard at about 3 p.m. yesterday and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The man and his 56-year-old female passenger were both thrown from the vehicle, and were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither had been wearing a seatbelt.

January 19, 2022

News: Serious crash in Wesley Chapel leaves 2 injured

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Two people were sent to the hospital following a major collision in Wesley Chapel on Tuesday.

According to a report by WTSP, the crash occurred at the intersection of Meadow Pointe Boulevard and State Road 56.

One person was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition. A second victim was transported via ambulance.

January 17, 2022

News: Driver hospitalized following collision near The Villages

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THE VILLAGES, FL – A driver was sent to the hospital following a collision at an intersection just southeast of The Villages on Saturday morning.

According to a report by Villages-News, the crash occurred near the intersection of Micro Racetrack Road and County Road 466A at about 11:45 a.m.

Few details about the crash are available at this time. Photos from the scene show a silver sedan with serious front and rear-end damages blocking the intersection.