OCALA, FL – Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle collision in Ocala on Sunday afternoon.
Ocala Fire Rescue said Engine 5, Rescue 5, Tower 1, Battalion Chief 22, and a Safety Officer responded to the 2400 block of Northeast 49th Terrace shortly before 3 p.m.
Crews found a Nissan minivan and a Ford pickup truck with heavy front-end damage that were facing westbound on State Road 40. Rescuers had to pry open the door of the minivan to extricate the driver.
LEESBURG, FL – A Leesburg man is facing charges over a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred last month, according to the Villages-News.
59-year-old Lloyd Douglas Walters has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash, driving under the influence manslaughter, and no valid driver’s license.
Authorities said Walters was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee west on State Road 44 near Morse Boulevard when he changed lanes and collided with a westbound Suzuki motorcycle.
MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a man was killed in a pedestrian accident early Friday morning in Marion County, according to WKMG.
The Florida Highway Patrol released a report on the incident that happened in the area of SE Maricamp Road and Southeast Bahia Avenue Court at about 12:37 a.m.
According to the FHP, a man was in the outside lane of the roadway on Southeast Maricamp Road when he was struck by a sedan heading east. The pedestrian, a 42-year-old man from Ocala, suffered fatal injuries.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released new details on a multi-vehicle accident that occurred in Pasco County last Thursday.
This is an update to a previous story.
According to WTVT, a 7-year-old Odessa girl died on Saturday from injuries sustained in the crash on State Road 54 and Lakepointe Parkway.
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle and a sport utility vehicle were involved in a deadly collision in Hernando County last week, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
According to the Citrus County Chronicle, the incident took place Friday night at the intersection of County Road 486 and North Farima Avenue.
The FHP said a 75-year-old Beverly Hills woman was driving an SUV north and stopped for a stop sign. When she tried to make a left turn she entered the path of the eastbound motorcycle, which crashed into the back of the SUV.
MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said an accident in Marion County last week claimed the life of a 44-year-old pedestrian.
The Ocala News reports the victim was hit by a pickup truck on U.S. 27 near NW 97th Place on Friday night just after 9 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the woman was walking near the intersection when she was struck by the pickup as it was headed eastbound. The victim, a Davie resident, was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a car accident on Interstate 75 Saturday night claimed the life of a teenage driver.
According to the Gainesville Sun, the incident took place on I-75 north in Alachua County at the exit ramp at mile marker 384. State troopers said a car driven by a 17-year-old girl crashed at about 10:48 p.m.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene while three passengers, two 17-year-old girls and a 19-year-old man, were critically injured. All the vehicle’s occupants were Ocala residents.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – Pasco County Fire Rescue reported it was at the scene of a crash Thursday afternoon that left four people injured.
The incident took place in the area of State Road 54 and Lakepointe Parkway. The Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that three drivers had stopped for traffic at that location. Another driver, age 26, failed to stop and tried to avoid a collision but ended up hitting a stopped vehicle which collided with another vehicle.
The FHP said the 26-year-old kept heading east, hit the passenger side of a third vehicle, steered to the left and hit the tail light of a fourth vehicle.
LEESBURG, FL – Police said an elderly pedestrian was killed in an accident in Leesburg on Christmas night.
WKMG reports the victim was identified as 80-year-old Gladys Lopez. She was walking across the intersection of Dixie Avenue and Euclid Avenue when the incident took place at about 7:44 p.m.
According to investigators, Lopez was struck by a Kia sedan going east on Dixie Avenue in the right lane, then was hit again by another eastbound vehicle, a Hyundai sedan. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
ZEPHYRHILLS, FL – An accident in Pasco County Wednesday morning left a bicycle rider dead, according to a report by WFLA.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident occurred on County Road 54 in Zephyrhills, where the bicyclist and a Toyota Sienna van were both travelling eastbound in the early morning hours.
As they approached 16th Street, the bicycle was hit from behind by the Toyota and the bicycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as a 28-year-old St. Petersburg man.
