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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A man is facing charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a golf cart in The Villages last year, according to the Villages-News.

The incident took place Aug. 2, 2024, on Priddy Way in Wildwood near The Villages Charter School campus.  Authorities said a man was driving a golf cart northeast when the car was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed.   The golf cart driver was taken to the UF Health Emergency Room Clinic with minor injuries.

The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene.  The vehicle was caught on surveillance video jumping a curb and hitting a gate arm at the entrance to the Middleton community.  The golf cart driver later confirmed that images of the pickup truck that were captured on the video indicated it was the same vehicle that hit his cart.  The truck’s license plate number was also caught on the footage.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol released information regarding a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in Pasco County Saturday night.

According to WFLA, a man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Plathe Road near Acropolis Lane.  The FHP learned that the pedestrian was walking in or across the roadway at about 10:05 p.m. when he was hit by an eastbound Buick Century.

The pedestrian, a 58-year-old man from New Port Richey, died after being transported to an area hospital.  The driver of the Buick was a 30-year-old man from Holiday.

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DADE CITY, FL – An SUV and a tractor-trailer were involved in a deadly collision in Pasco County on Monday afternoon, reports Pasco News Online.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck, which occurred at the intersection of US-301 and the US-98 Bypass.

The FHP has learned that the driver of the tractor-trailer was heading north on US-301 at about 3:05 p.m. when he tried to make a left turn at the intersection and entered the path of a southbound Jeep Cherokee, with the two vehicles then colliding.

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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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OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal car accident that occurred near Ocala on Saturday night.

According to WKMG, the single-vehicle wreck happened along Interstate 75 near County Road 484 at about 9:35 p.m.

The FHP’s preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of an SUV was heading north in the right lane of I-75 and lost control of the vehicle.  The SUV went off the right side of the road, onto a grass shoulder, and crashed into the concrete base of a light pole, causing the vehicle to catch fire.

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LAND O’LAKES, FL – State troopers were called to the scene of a pedestrian fatality in Pasco County early Thursday morning.

Pasco News Online reports the victim was a 21-year-old woman from Land O’Lakes.  The Florida Highway Patrol said she was running southbound across State Road 54 at about 5 a.m. when she entered the path of an eastbound Dodge Challenger near Collier Parkway.

The woman was hit by the Dodge and was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.   There was no word on whether the Dodge driver, a 20-year-old Tampa man, was injured in the collision.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Marion County on Wednesday left a motorcycle rider dead, the Ocala StarBanner reported.

The motorcyclist collided with an SUV on County Road 475 near County Road 484 at about 5:10 p.m.  The FHP’s investigation indicates that driver of a Subaru Ascent SUV was going south on CR 475 and tried to make a left turn into a private driveway.  The vehicle entered the path of a Honda motorcycle that was going north on CR 475, and the bike struck the right rear side of the SUV.

The motorcyclist, a 22-year-old Summerfield man, was ejected from the bike and died at the scene.  The SUV driver, a 19-year-old man from Ocala, and his 13-year-old passenger were not injured.

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A man has been sentenced in connection with a fatal DUI accident in Alachua County, WCJB reports.

On Tuesday, a judge sentenced 40-year-old Jason Saul of Gainesville to 90 months in prison.  Saul, who was convicted of DUI manslaughter in the Jan. 22, 2021 crash, will also have to serve 90 months of probation.

Authorities said Saul was driving a pickup truck when he crashed into the back of another pickup that was stopped at a red light on U.S. Highway 441 south of Northwest 43rd Street.  The wreck caused the death of the other driver, Andra Paul Driggers.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – Authorities are searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Lake County Thursday night, May 8, Fox35 Orlando reports.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on U.S. 27 near Citrus Grove Road at about 10:44 p.m., where the rider of a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle was stopped at a traffic light in the inside southbound lane.

As the light turned green and the motorcyclist proceeded through the intersection, a 2024 Honda HR-V behind it swerved to avoid another vehicle.  The driver of a southbound 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe failed to slow down and hit the motorcycle from behind, then collided with the Honda, and fled the scene.

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LARGO, FL – A two-vehicle collision in Largo Saturday afternoon left three people dead and two others injured, including a college football player.

According to the Miami Herald, the fatal wreck occurred in the area of Orangeview Drive and Ridge Road at about 1:45 p.m.

Police said 20-year-old Adarius Hayes, a linebacker at the University of Miami, was driving a Dodge Durango SUV south on Ridge Road when he collided with the driver of a Kia Soul SUV making a left turn.

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MAIN OFFICE AND MAILING ADDRESS HERNANDO COUNTY
11020 Northcliffe Blvd
Spring Hill, FL 34608
Phone: 352-666-2121
Alt: 866-608-5LAW(5529)
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