Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

January 25, 2022

News: Driver charged in connection to fatal Citrus Co. crash

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO, FL – The man believed to be responsible for a deadly crash in Citrus County yesterday is facing a number of DUI charges, WTSP reports.

The collision occurred when 38-year-old David Kahler’s pickup truck crossed the center line of the Carl G. Rose Highway near the North Lecanto Highway and slammed head-on into another vehicle.

The driver of the vehilce that was hit, a 33-year-old woman from Ocala, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Two other victims, including a 3-year-old child, suffered unspecified injuries.

January 24, 2022

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

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

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 21, 2022

News: 1 motorcyclist killed, another injured in crash in Ocala

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – One elderly motorcyclist was killed and another was injured when their vehicles collided on a rural stretch of highway about 10 miles northeast of Ocala on Tuesday.

The Ocala Star-Banner reports that a group of motorcyclists was traveling west in a single-file line on Northeast 90th Street Road near Baseline Road shortly before 11:30 a.m. that morning, when a 74-year-old man lost control of his bike during a turn, briefly left the roadway, and then swerved back onto it. In doing so, he struck a motorcycle operated by an 80-year-old man, which caused the vehicles to overturn.

Emergency responders took both men to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where the older rider died.

January 20, 2022

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

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

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

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

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 18, 2022

News: Woman struck by vehicle outside Malcolm Randall VA Center

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

GAINESVILLE, FL – A woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car near the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville yesterday.

According to WCJB, the unidentified victim was crossing Archer Road when she was hit by a vehilce heading west.

The woman was rushed to UF Health Shands hospital in serious condition.

January 17, 2022

News: Driver hospitalized following collision near The Villages

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

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.

January 14, 2022

News: 37-year-old motorcyclist killed in collision with pickup truck on Little Rd.

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BAYONET POINT, FL – A man from West Palm Beach was killed when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Pasco County on Thursday evening.

According to a report by Suncoast News, the crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Little Road and Schrader Boulevard.

Investigators believe the 37-year-old motorcyclist was traveling south on Little Road at a high rate of speed when the pickup turned into its path, causing the two to collide.

January 13, 2022

News: 25-year-old Spring Hill man killed after crashing into power pole

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

SPRING HILL, FL – A man was killed early this morning when his vehicle slammed into a power pole in northeast Spring Hill.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, the 25-year-old driver lost control of his vehilce on Elgin Boulevard near Fenian Drive at about 6:23 a.m.

Police say the man was unable to negotiate the curve, causing his SUV to leave the roadway and crash into the pole.

January 12, 2022

News: Road Ranger struck by hit-and-run driver in Wesley Chapel

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A Road Ranger was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on I-75 this morning.

According to Fox 13, the ranger was assisting troopers at the scene of a prior accident near Overpass Road when a Toyota sedan veered into the blocked lanes and hit the man.

The unidentified victim was sent to the hospital with serious injuries.