LAKE COUNTY, FL – A collision on the Florida Turnpike in Lake County sent two people to the hospital, according to a report by WESH.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a total of five vehicles were involved in the wreck that occurred along the turnpike in Clermont.
The victims were transported with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. No details were released on what led to the crash.
SORRENTO, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident in Lake County last Wednesday morning that left a bicyclist hospitalized.
According to WKMG, the crash happened on Wolf Branch Road near County Road 437 in Sorrento. The FHP said a 59-year-old bicycle rider was headed east on Wolf Branch Road at about 4:45 a.m. when he was struck by a vehicle going in the same direction.
The victim, a man from Sorrento, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The bicycle did have proper lighting, troopers said.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Lake County on Sunday afternoon.
A report by WKMG states that the accident happened on County Road 44A near Bill Collins Road at about 1:30 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a Ducati motorcycle behind a Chevrolet pickup truck with a trailer as both were going south on County Road 44A. The motorcycle rider tried to pass the Chevrolet in a no-passing zone as the pickup driver was making a left turn onto Bill Collins Road.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a car accident in Lake County Sunday morning left two people injured, one critically.
According to WKMG, a driver was headed east on County Road 42 in an Acura SUV when the crash happened at about 11:20 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver lost control of the vehicle near 10th Street, entered the westbound travel lane and westbound shoulder, then overcorrected. The SUV went back into eastbound lane and off the roadway before colliding with a tree on the east shoulder.
The driver, a 27-year-old woman, was critically injured while her passenger, a 26-year-old man, sustained minor injuries. Both were airlifted to area hospitals.
LEESBURG, FL – Two people were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Leesburg on Wednesday morning, rescue officials said.
In a post on Facebook at 10:41 a.m., Leesburg Fire Rescue said crews responded to the area of US 441 and Sleepy Hollow Road. First responders arrived to find the two victims deceased, while another person was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. One person refused treatment. The identities of the victims were not immediately released.
All northbound lanes were shut down on US 441 near the scene. Drivers were advised to expect delays and use alternate routes.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – State troopers are investigating an accident in Lake County that killed a bicycle rider late Friday night.
WOFL reports a bicyclist and the driver of a pickup truck were both headed west on State Road 46 east of Deal Drive at about 10:24 p.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the bicyclist was initially riding on the shoulder of the roadway, but began to move in a southwesterly direction and entered the westbound lane.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Lake County on Friday evening left one person dead and two others injured.
A report by WKMG states that the accident happened on the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 276 shortly before 10 p.m.
An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol determined that the driver of a BMW X3 SUV made an improper lane change while heading south on the Turnpike in the inside lane.
LAKE COUNTY, FL – A car crash in Lake County early Friday morning left one driver dead and another injured, WESH reports.
The accident happened on the Florida Turnpike in the Howey-In-The-Hills area at about 3 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s initial investigation found that a woman was driving a Buick Century south on the turnpike approaching Howey Road when she started to slow down.
A man driving behind her in a Kia Sorento failed to slow down and crashed into the back of the woman’s vehicle. The woman, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 39-year-old man from Orlando, was seriously injured. He was listed in serious but stable condition after being taken to South Lake Hospital.
ALTOONA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a teenage bicyclist died after being struck by a vehicle in Lake County last week.
According to a report by WKMG, the 13-year-old boy was riding along a shoulder of State Road 19 near Shockey Trail Road in Altoona when the accident occurred at about 5:10 p.m. State troopers said the boy veered into the roadway and was hit by a Ford F-250 pickup truck going south.
The victim, an Altoona resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup driver, a 33-year-old man from Oxford, Florida, was not injured and stayed at the crash scene.
CLERMONT, FL – A collision between two vehicles in Lake County early Sunday morning left one person dead and three others injured, WESH reports.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was driving an SUV westbound on County Road 474 in Clermont when the incident happened at about 3 a.m. State troopers said the SUV driver made a wide right turn onto State Road 33, crossed over the middle line and struck the front of an RV going south on State Road 33.
The SUV driver, a 35-year-old man from Miami Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three people in the RV, ages 54, 51 and 48, were hospitalized with minor injuries.
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