High Springs

July 25, 2025

News: High Springs man, 68, dies after being struck by pickup truck on U.S. Highway 27

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

HIGH SPRINGS, FL – Emergency crews were called to a fatal pedestrian collision in Alachua County on Wednesday morning, according to the Main Street Daily News.

The victim was a 68-year-old High Springs man who was struck and killed by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 27 near NW 172 Avenue south of High Springs. The Florida Highway Patrol said the man had been in the roadway on U.S. 27, causing traffic backups in both directions.

A 66-year-old Newberry man was driving a pickup truck northbound at 11:13 a.m. and swerved to avoid the stopped traffic. The pickup went onto the east shoulder of U.S. 27 at the same time the High Springs man had exited the roadway, and the pedestrian was struck on the shoulder of the road.

June 27, 2023

Man, 23, killed in single-vehicle accident in High Springs

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A driver was killed when his car crashed in Alachua County early Thursday morning, reports WCJB.

The accident happened on County Road 232 near State Road 45 in High Springs. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 23-year-old man was driving a sedan eastbound when the car ran off the roadway onto the north grass shoulder and collided with a tree.

The driver, a Mayo City resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not released. State troopers said the victim was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

June 1, 2023

Pasco County woman fatally struck by trailer at Ginnie Springs

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HIGH SPRINGS, FL – State troopers said a woman was killed in an accident at Ginnie Springs on Friday night, according to the Gainesville Sun.

The Florida Highway Patrol said that the victim was a 45-year-old resident of Holiday in Pasco County. An investigation indicated that she was standing in the bed of a moving Jeep at about 6:30 p.m. when she lost her balance and fell out of the back of the vehicle. At that point, the victim was run over by the trailer hitched to the back of the vehicle.

The woman was pronounced dead after being taken to UF Health in Gainesville. The driver of the Jeep was a 53-year-old Dunedin man.