March 1, 2024 kicks off the start to the 83rd Bike Week in Daytona Beach, so you can expect to hear engines revving as around 300,000 to 400,000 visitors make their way through Volusia and Flagler counties today.
Over the course of the week-long celebration, bikers enjoy springtime riding in Daytona Beach along historic Main Street to Midtown, the scenic A1A Highway, and the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop.
You can view the full list of Bike Week activities here.
INVERNESS, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Citrus County early Monday morning left a driver dead, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to WTSP, it was determined that the driver was headed south on U.S. 41 in Inverness at about 4:15 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle entered a construction zone south of Davidson Avenue and hit a water pipe. The vehicle went airborne, collided with a tree and overturned.
The driver, a 62-year-old Hernando County man, suffered fatal injuries. His name was not immediately released.
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – An accident involving a moped in Citrus County on Sunday night left one person dead and another injured, according to WTVT.
The crash happened on W. Norvell Bryant Highway near North Betty Point at about 7:30 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a 21-year-old woman from Belleview was driving a vehicle eastbound and trying to pass the moped when she collided with it. The moped rider and a passenger fell off their vehicle, and the rider was then struck by a vehicle driven by a 75-year-old man from Crystal River.
The moped rider, a man from Inverness, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. The passenger, a 15-year-old Homosassa boy, was seriously injured.
CITRUS COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two men died when their vehicles collided head-on in Citrus County last week.
The Citrus County Chronicle reports the accident happened Feb. 21 on South Rock Crusher Road at about 6:55 p.m. According to state troopers, the driver of a northbound Hyundai Santa Fe crossed over the center line just north of West Minuteman Street. The vehicle crashed into a southbound Pontiac G6.
The driver of the Pontiac, a 63-year-old man from Crystal River, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hyundai driver, a 38-year-old Crystal River man, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Pasco County last week.
WTVT reported details of the incident that occurred Feb. 20 on State Road 52 near Paradise Pointe Way. According to the FHP, a 56-year-old man was walking across SR-52 at about 8:15 p.m. when he entered the path of a Dodge Ram pickup truck and was hit by the vehicle.
The victim, a Fort Myers resident, was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital.
A woman in Ireland recently learned the hard way that social media is not your friend when it comes to a legal dispute, like a personal injury claim.
After a photo of the 36-year-old woman winning a competition to see who could throw a tree the farthest surfaced online, an Irish court denied the mother’s $820,000 insurance claim.
In 2017, the woman apparently claimed in disclosures made before Ireland’s High Court that she suffered from “debilitating pain” from a car accident that prevented her from lifting heavy objects and kept her in bed on bad days.
HUDSON, FL – A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash near a convenience store in Pasco County Tuesday night, reports Pasco News Online.
The accident happened in the area of Shady Drive and Hicks Road in Hudson. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Hyundai Tucson was headed south at about 10:30 p.m. when she tried to make a left turn into the parking lot of the store. The Hyundai entered the path of a Kawasaki motorcycle going north on Hicks Road.
The vehicles collided and the motorcyclist, a 30-year-old man from Plant City, was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
ZEPHYRHILLS, FL – A collision in Pasco County last week claimed the life of an elderly driver, state troopers said.
According to Pasco News Online, the victim was an 85-year-old woman from Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The Florida Highway Patrol said she was driving a Kia Soul north on US-301 in Zephyrhills Feb. 16 when the crash occurred at about 10:20 am.
The FHP said the woman attempted a U-turn at the intersection with Wire Road and entered the path of a tractor-trailer going south, resulting in a crash.
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Police Department said a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday night left two people dead and another hospitalized.
Officers responded to the scene near the 1500 block of Southeast 36th Avenue after being notified of the incident at about 8:23 p.m.
A Mazda Miata and a Mercedes-Benz SUV collided and the Mazda went up in flames. A man and a woman in the car were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old boy reported to have been driving the SUV was seriously injured and taken to an area hospital.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A two-vehicle collision in Alachua County left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, reports the Main Street Daily News.
The wreck took place Friday night on State Road 45 at 7:38 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a southbound Ford SUV crashed into a Chevrolet pickup truck going north on the roadway.
The driver of the pickup, a 29-year-old woman from Newberry, died after being taken to UF Health ER. The SUV driver, a 45-year-old Newberry woman, was seriously injured.
