Brooksville

February 15, 2024

News: Brooksville employee killed in crash of sanitation truck on US-41

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BROOKSVILLE, FL – An employee of the City of Brooksville Department of Public Works was killed when his sanitation truck crashed Monday morning, the Suncoast News reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the worker, Ed Johnson, was going south on US-41 at about 6:15 a.m. when he lost control of the truck and was unable to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The truck hit a guardrail south of Mondon Hill Road, went down an embankment and partially overturned. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said he was not wearing a seat belt at the time.

Johnson had retired from the DPW after 15 years on the job but returned to work in April 2023 because he loved the job, city officials said.

January 25, 2024

News: Driver killed in single-vehicle crash on Wiscon Road in Brooksville

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BROOKSVILLE, FL – State troopers have released details of a fatal single-vehicle accident that occurred in Brooksville on Monday morning, reports the Hernando Sun.

Authorities responded to the scene on Wiscon Road near Mobley Road after the crash took place at about 7:45 a.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a woman was driving a Nissan Altima sedan westbound when she control of the vehicle. The Nissan ran off the road, went onto the north shoulder and crashed into a tree.

December 15, 2023

News: Man killed when golf cart crashes into tree at Brooksville resort

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BROOKSVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal golf cart accident that took place in Hernando County on Saturday morning.

According to details reported by WTSP, the incident occurred at the Clover Leaf RV Resort in Brooksville shortly before 11 a.m.

The FHP said a 74-year-old man was driving his golf cart westbound on a path designated for golf carts near Meetinghouse Lane. He suffered a medical emergency, drove off the path and collided with a tree before landing in a pond.

October 20, 2023

News: Driver sought in fatal pedestrian crash in Brooksville

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BROOKSVILLE, FL – Authorities are searching for the driver responsible for the death of a pedestrian in Hernando County on Monday night, WTVT reports.

The incident occurred in the area of Jacqueline Road and West Mariner Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was pushing a shopping cart in the travel lane of West Mariner Boulevard when he was hit by an eastbound 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck.

The victim, a 38-year-old man from New Port Richey, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver involved fled the scene after the incident, state troopers said, and later abandoned the pickup on Star Road.

September 20, 2023

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

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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.

May 24, 2023

News: Teenage driver dies in car wreck near SR-50 in Brooksville

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BROOKSVILLE, FL – A car accident in Hernando County Monday morning claimed the life of a teenage driver, state troopers said.

According to a report by WTVT, the wreck occurred on Wiscon Road near State Road 50 in Brooksville.

The Florida Highway Patrol said an 18-year-old man was driving a Nissan Sentra east on Wiscon Road when he lost control of the car. The Nissan rotated off the highway, collided with a stop sign and then a utility pole before coming to rest.

January 19, 2023

News: Woman struck, killed in hit-and-run incident in Brooksville

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BROOKSVILLE, FL – A woman died after being struck in Brooksville by a driver who left the scene, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to a report by WTSP, the 47-year-old victim was hit by a vehicle in the area of Citrus Way and Glory Lane on Monday, and suffered fatal injuries.

Investigators said debris from the crash scene helped them identify the vehicle involved as a 2002 Dodge Ram pickup truck.

November 7, 2022

News: Brooksville man dies following single-vehicle crash on CR-572

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a single-vehicle accident in Hernando County early Thursday morning left a driver dead.

WFLA reports the crash occurred on CR-572 east of Crum Road at about 4:30 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Brooksville man was driving a truck westbound when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the roadway.

The vehicle went off the road, hit a mailbox, went back across the roadway and collided with a tree. The 68-year-old driver was declared dead after being transported to an area hospital.

October 18, 2022

News: 3-year-old struck and killed by vehicle on street in Brooksville

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

BROOKSVILLE, Fl — State troopers said a pedestrian accident in Brooksville Sunday morning claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy.

According to WTSP, the incident took place on Evening Star Avenue near Broad Street at about 8 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the boy and his parent were walking west across Evening Star Avenue when the child was hit by a southbound Lincoln Town Car towing a utility trailer. The victim was pronounced dead after being rushed to an area hospital.

Troopers said the vehicle came to a controlled stop following the incident. The driver was not injured.

October 14, 2022

News: Multi-vehicle wreck in Brooksville area leaves 3 injured, 1 critically

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said three people were injured, one critically, in a multi-vehicle wreck in the Brooksville area Wednesday morning.

According to the Citrus County Chronicle, the crash happened in the vicinity of U.S. 98 and Lake Lindsey Road at about 7:30 a.m. State troopers said a woman was driving an SUV east on Lake Lindsey Road when she entered the intersection from a stop sign and a flashing red signal.

The vehicle entered into the path of a semitractor-trailer going south on U.S. 98 and the SUV was struck by the semi. The impact caused the SUV to collide with two pickup trucks that were stopped in the left turn lane of U.S. 98. One of the pickups then flipped onto its roof.