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GAINESVILLE, FL – Police said a two-vehicle collision in Gainesville on Thursday morning claimed the lives of two children, according to the Gainesville Sun.

The fatal wreck occurred on SW Williston Road near the on-ramp to northbound Interstate 75 at 6:08 a.m.   An investigation determined that the driver of a 2013 Nissan van was heading east on SW Williston Road while the driver of a 2019 Nissan Altima was traveling westbound.  The vehicles collided in the intersection to enter the I-75 north on-ramp.

Two children riding in the Altima, a six-month old and a 22-month-old, were pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.  The driver of the Altima, a 28-year-old Gainesville woman, was hospitalized with serious injuries.

GAINESVILLE, FL – Traffic was disrupted in Gainesville during Thursday morning’s commute following a vehicle crash in the area of Interstate 75, WCJB reports.

The incident occurred at about 6 a.m. and caused road closures in the area while authorities and emergency crews were responding.   The I-75 north on-ramp at the exit for Williston Road  was shut down, as was Southwest Williston Road west of Southwest 34th Street.   Drivers were advised to seek alternate routes.

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Gainesville Police Department were called to the scene.  There was no immediate word on whether anyone was injured in the wreck.

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a fatal collision that occurred Friday night in Alachua County.

According to a report in the Gainesville Sun, a 45-year-old man from Gainesville died in the wreck.  The FHP’s investigation determined that he was driving a 2011  Chevrolet Camaro eastbound on NW Fourth Avenue in Newberry when the incident occurred at 10:25 p.m.

The car veered to the right near NW 251st Street, crossed onto the south shoulder and collided with a tree head-on.  The motorist died after being rushed to UF Health Shands Hospital.  He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, state troopers said.

GAINESVILLE, FL – One person was killed and five others injured in a rollover crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 on Monday, according to WUFT.

The Florida Highway Patrol said an SUV rolled over near the Southwest Williston Road exit near Gainesville at about 5:35 p.m.  The 33-year-old driver suffered fatal injuries.  Two of the five injured passengers were in critical condition, a 30-year-old woman and a 6-year-old child.  A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured while two other girls, ages 5 and 8, sustained minor injuries.  All occupants of the vehicle were from Beverly Hills in Citrus County.

The FHP is trying to determine what caused the wreck, which shut down the southbound lanes of I-75 hours for several hours while the scene was being cleared.  Drivers were diverted off the interstate to Archer Road.

GAINESVILLE, FL – A collision between a car and a scooter in Gainesville claimed the life of a University of Florida student, the Gainesville Sun reports.

The crash occurred Sunday evening near the Southwest Recreation Center on campus.  Gainesville police said the student was riding her scooter west on Hull Road at about 7:30 p.m.   At the same time, the driver of a Mustang was gong east on Hull Road when they tried to make a turn into a parking lot and crashed into the scooter.

The student, identified as 21-year-old Nyla Holland, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A vehicle pursuit by law enforcement authorities ended in a crash in Alachua County last Tuesday, Feb. 4.

According to a release from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office at 1:52 p.m., deputies from the sheriff’s office and Gainesville Police officers were dispatched to the scene at SW Williston Road and the on-ramp to Interstate 75.

That is where a suspect who was being pursued crashed into a FedEx tractor-trailer.   The suspect was injured and taken to a hospital pending multiple felony charges.