Hernando

February 10, 2023

News: Tampa man, 30, fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Hernando County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO, FL – A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in Hernando County on Sunday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to The Suncoast News, the accident happened on Mariner Boulevard near Little Street.

The FHP said a Ford F150 with a car trailer transporting a Saturn Vue was parked on the sidewalk next to Mariner Boulevard. As the pedestrian was standing on the edge of the road helping to load and secure the Saturn, he was struck by a BMW that was headed north on Mariner Boulevard.

January 5, 2023

News: Motorcyclist dies after rear-ending SUV on County Road 486

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

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.

January 25, 2022

News: Driver charged in connection to fatal Citrus Co. crash

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HERNANDO, FL – The man believed to be responsible for a deadly crash in Citrus County yesterday is facing a number of DUI charges, WTSP reports.

The collision occurred when 38-year-old David Kahler’s pickup truck crossed the center line of the Carl G. Rose Highway near the North Lecanto Highway and slammed head-on into another vehicle.

The driver of the vehilce that was hit, a 33-year-old woman from Ocala, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Two other victims, including a 3-year-old child, suffered unspecified injuries.