Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

September 28, 2023

News: Teenage girl struck by car while riding scooter in Gainesville

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Gainesville last week sent a teenage girl to the hospital.

According to the Alachua Chronicle, the incident happened near the 4600 block of SW Archer Road on Sept. 18. The FHP said a 21-year-old Gainesville woman was driving a Toyota sedan westbound at about 11:19 p.m. when she struck a scooter in the right lane operated by a 17-year-old girl from Lakeland. The girl was ejected from the scooter and seriously injured.

She was taken to UF Health Shands for treatment. The victim was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, troopers said.

September 27, 2023

News: Lanes shut down on State Road 52 in Pasco County due to crash

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

PASCO COUNTY, FL – Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of a serious crash in Pasco County Wednesday morning.

In a traffic alert posted at 7 a.m., Pasco County Fire Rescue said the accident occurred in the area of State Road 52 and Ehren Cutoff in Land o’Lakes. Injuries were reported in the wreck but no further details were available on who had been hurt.

All lanes of State Road 52 were shut down between US-41 and Bellamy Brother’s Road. Drivers were advised to expect significant traffic delays and to move over for first responders.

September 26, 2023

News: Teen struck by hit-and-run driver while walking dog in Marion County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

MARION COUNTY, FL – A teenage girl was injured after being struck by a car in Marion County, and a search is continuing for the driver involved.

The Ocala News reports the incident happened Sept. 11 on State Road 40 near SW 185th Road at about 10:05 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 15-year-old victim was walking her dog on the southbound paved shoulder of the roadway when she was struck by a vehicle that traveled onto the shoulder.

An investigation indicated that the driver stopped briefly on the shoulder but then left the scene without providing any help or information.

September 25, 2023

News: Multiple injuries reported in crash at intersection in Shady Hills

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

SHADY HILLS, FL – Pasco County Fire Rescue reported its crews were at the scene of a crash in Shady Hills on Wednesday afternoon.

In a traffic alert on Facebook at 2:34 p.m., the rescue squad said the incident happened at Oxenham Avenue and Drayton Street. Multiple injuries were reported, though no details were released on who had been injured.

The intersection was shut down and drivers were advised to expect significant delays while first responders worked at the accident scene.

September 22, 2023

News: Motorcyclist, 18, dies after being hit by SUV in Spring Hill

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

SPRING HILL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that killed a teenage motorcyclist in Spring Hill on Sunday night.

WFLA reports details of the incident that occurred in the vicinity of Devlin Street and Cortez Boulevard.

According to the FHP’s investigation, a 57-year-old woman was driving an SUV shortly after 10 p.m. when she drove through a stop sign without yielding and struck the 18-year-old motorcycle rider. He was ejected from the motorcycle and collided with a pickup truck that was parked outside a bar on Cortez Boulevard.

September 21, 2023

News: Car and pickup truck involved in fatal collision on State Road 26

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

MELROSE, FL – A sedan and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal crash in Alachua County on Tuesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A report by the Main Street Daily News states that the accident happened on State Road 26 near County Road 219A west of Melrose at about 6:51 a.m.

The FHP’s investigation found that a man was driving a pickup truck eastbound on State Road 26 when he drove off the south shoulder of the roadway. When he re-entered the road, he crossed over the center line and entered the path of a sedan driven by a 42-year-old woman. The pickup hit the side of the car and the woman, a Starke resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

September 20, 2023

News: 18-year-old dead after ATV crashes into tree in Brooksville

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BROOKSVILLE, FL – An accident involving an all-terrain vehicle in Hernando County caused the death of the 18-year-old driver, WTVT reported.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the young man was driving the ATV west on Langworthy Drive near Rester Drive in Brooksville on Saturday at about 4:40 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a left curve in the roadway.

The ATV went onto a grass shoulder, collided with a wire fence and then hit a tree. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.

September 19, 2023

News: Driver killed when vehicle crashes, overturns in Citrus County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A driver was killed when his vehicle crashed in Citrus County early Saturday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to WFTS, the victim was a 29-year-old man from Lecanto. The FHP said he was driving east on State Road 44 when he lost control of the vehicle near West Homosassa Trail at about 2:20 a.m.

The vehicle went over the grass median, overturned across the westbound lanes of State Road 44 and then ended up on the north shoulder of the road. The driver, whose name was not released, died of his injuries.

September 18, 2023

News: 1 hospitalized after SUV and pickup collide at Ocala intersection

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – Rescue crews responded to the scene of a two-vehicle collision at an intersection in southeast Ocala on Monday.

According to a Facebook post from Ocala Fire Rescue, the accident happened in the area of SE 19th Avenue and SE 31st Street at about 7 a.m.

Crew members arrived to find that an SUV and a pickup truck had collided at that location. One person was trauma alerted and three others, including two minors, were evaluated as a precaution. No other injuries were reported.

September 15, 2023

News: Pedestrian hit and killed by pickup truck on U.S. 41

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – State troopers say a pedestrian was killed in an accident in Hernando County last week, the Suncoast News reports.

The victim was a 32-year-old man from Brooksville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators said the man was walking north in the southbound lane of U.S. 41 near County Road 445 when the incident occurred last Friday.

The driver of a pickup truck was going south on U.S. 41 and while trying to negotiate a curve in the roadway, she struck the pedestrian.