Articles Tagged with Lake County

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal collision involving a bicycle and a pickup truck in Lake County.

According to WKMG, the accident took place Sunday evening on County Road 473 near Fountain Lake Boulevard.  The FHP’s crash investigation indicated that a 69-year-old Eustis man was riding a bicycle north on the southbound outside shoulder of County Road 473 at about 6:30 p.m.

The bicyclist swerved into the path of a southbound Toyota Tacoma driven by 61-year-old man from Leesburg, and the front of the pickup collided with the bicycle.  The bicyclist died at the scene.  The Toyota driver was not injured and stayed at the scene.

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TAVARES, FL – A driver died Tuesday morning after his vehicle was involved in an accident in Lake County, police said.

According to Inside Lake, the single-vehicle wreck occurred in the vicinity of State Road 19 at South Eichelberger Road in Tavares.

A passerby notified police shortly before 6 a.m. that a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck had crashed at that location.  A preliminary investigation by the Tavares Police Department indicated that the driver had been heading south on State Road 19 when the pickup went off the roadway and collided with a tree.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal collision in Lake County on Wednesday night, according to a WKMG report.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a 2017 Dodge Charger was going south in the northbound lane of U.S. 27 in the vicinity of Adkins Lane near Groveland at about 9:50 p.m.

The Dodge crashed into a northbound 2017 Toyota Corolla, then struck another northbound vehicle, a 2016 Jeep Renegade.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – Authorities were dispatched to a fatal pedestrian collision in Lake County on Tuesday morning, WKMG reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol stated that a person was struck by a vehicle at about 5:55 a.m. near the intersection of Lake Mack Drive and Inez Street, just west of DeLand.  No details have been released on the identity of the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Road closures were in effect in the area while the FHP investigated the incident.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A head-on collision between two cars in Lake County Friday, March 28, left a driver and a passenger dead, reports The Daily Commercial.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation determined that the vehicles were going in opposite directions on County Road 42 when the accident happened shortly after 7:00 p.m.

The driver of an eastbound 2015 Ford Mustang was speeding while approaching Lazy Lake Road, state troopers said.  As the driver tried to pass in a no-passing zone while negotiating a curve, the Mustang entered the westbound lane and collided with a 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage G4.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a single-vehicle accident in Lake County last week left one person dead and another injured, WKMG reported.

The wreck, which involved a Ford F-350 pickup truck, occurred March 24 in the area of Lake Erie Road and Bay Lake Road.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the Ford was heading west on Lake Erie Road at about 5:21 p.m. and failed to maintain his lane while negotiating a left-hand curve.  The pickup went off the roadway and collided with a tree.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an accident in Lake County early Sunday morning that left three women dead and another injured, the Leesburg News reports.

The crash happened on State Road 19 near Howey-in-the-Hills at about 3:15 a.m.  According to the FHP, the driver of a northbound 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee failed to negotiate a left curve and ran off the road at St. Florian Lane.   The Jeep crashed into a pole and then overturned several times.  All four occupants were ejected from the vehicle.

The driver, a 30-year-old Mount Dora woman, and a passenger died at the scene.  Another passenger was pronounced dead after being taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.  The passengers who died were two women from Eustis, ages 32 and 28.   Another passenger, a 26-year-old Eustis woman, was hospitalized in critical condition.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – A wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal collision on State Road 19 in Lake County Saturday night, reports WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 17-year-old boy was driving a 2020 Audi A3 southbound near Arrowtree Boulevard at about 11:40 p.m.  The teen veered into the northbound lane and entered the path of a 2013 Ford Mustang, and the Audi crashed into the Ford.  The impact caused the Ford to go off the road and hit a ditch.

The Ford driver, a 30-year-old man from Dunnellon, died at the scene.  He was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL –  The Florida Highway Patrol has made an arrest in the case of a collision that killed a motorist in Lake County on Jan. 13, according to the Leesburg News.

The crash happened on US-27 at Margaux Drive shortly before 7 p.m.  According to the FHP, the vehicle of a 37-year-old Auburndale man had broken down and he was standing behind it, directing traffic to the next lane.   A tow truck driver stopped partially in the outside lane and on the shoulder of the road to assist the man.

State troopers said that at that point, the driver of a Kia Soul was heading south on US-27 in the outside lane and failed to move over.  The Kia then struck the 37-year-old pedestrian, causing him to hit the driver’s side mirror of the tow truck.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit-and-run incident that occurred Monday evening in Lake County.

A report by WKMG states that a 37-year-old Auburndale man was killed in the crash on US-27 at Margaux Drive shortly before 7 p.m.  According to the FHP, the man’s vehicle had broken down and he was standing behind it, directing traffic to the next lane.   A tow truck driver stopped partially in the outside lane and on the shoulder of the road to assist the man.

State troopers said that at that point, the driver of a Kia Soul was heading south on US-27 in the outside lane and failed to move over.  The Kia then struck the 37-year-old pedestrian, causing him to hit the driver’s side mirror of the tow truck.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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