Articles Tagged with Hernando County

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A vehicle collision at an intersection in Hernando County left one person dead and three others injured early Sunday morning.

A report by WFTS states that two vehicles crashed at the intersection of Lema Drive and Spring Hill Drive.  The Florida Highway Patrol determined that the teenage driver of a Hyundai Santa Fe was heading south on Lema Drive and went through a stop sign.  As the Hyundai entered the intersection, it crashed into the side of a Chevy Malibu going east on Spring Hill Drive.

The Malibu then collided with a utility pole and a tree.  The Malibu driver, a 36-year-old woman from Spring Hill, died at the scene.  The Santa Fe driver, an 18-year-old man from Port Richey, and his two female passengers, ages 17 and 18, were hospitalized with minor injuries.

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A Hernando County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a vehicle collision with a fleeing suspect on Saturday night, authorities said.

Pasco News Online reports the crash occurred near the intersection of South Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in South Brooksville.

According to the sheriff’s office, a K-9 deputy on patrol at about 8:30 p.m. observed a driver commit a traffic infraction while going south on South Main Street.   When the deputy turned around to respond, the suspect tried to flee at a high rate of speed.

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle crash disrupted traffic along a stretch of Interstate 75 in Hernando County during Tuesday morning’s commute.

Pasco News Online reports the collision occurred on I-75 south near mile post 294 at about 5:45 a.m.

The Florida Highway Patrol stated that a Toyota Camry heading south crashed into the back of a trailer being towed by a Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck that was going at slow speed.

SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A wreck in Hernando County last week claimed the life of a teenage driver, the Villages-News reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the 18-year-old was driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck north on U.S. 301 Feb. 19 when the accident occurred just before 9 p.m.

The driver lost control of the vehicle on the wet roadway north of State Road 50, and the pickup overturned.  The driver, a man from Webster, was pronounced dead at the scene.

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Hernando County killed the driver of a pickup truck, according to WFTS.

The crash took place early Sunday morning along State Road 50 near U.S. Highway 19 at about 12:42 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a man driving a Toyota Tundra westbound was not able to negotiate a curve in the roadway.  The vehicle entered the road’s north shoulder, where it collided with a utility pole, then came back across to the south shoulder and flipped.

The driver was ejected and died after being transported to a local hospital.  The FHP said the victim was a 23-year man from Weeki-Wachee.

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A collision between a car and a semi-truck in Hernando County left one person dead and another injured, WTSP reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the area of U.S. Highway 301 and State Route 50 after the crash occurred Sunday at about 1:49 p.m.  The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of the car was heading east on State Route 50 and making a left turn at the intersection.   The car entered the path of a westbound semi-truck and was hit by the truck.

An 86-year-old woman who was in the car was killed, while a 72-year-old man with her was hospitalized with serious injuries.  The truck driver, a 66-year-old Iowa man, was not injured.