Ocala

July 12, 2023

Multiple truck accidents snarl traffic on Interstate 75 in Ocala

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – Rush-hour traffic was snarled on Interstate 75 in Ocala Tuesday morning following multiple truck accidents, according to WKMG.

Two of the crashes, involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck, occurred on I-75 north shortly after 6 a.m. No one was injured in either incident.

A few hours later, a third collision involved a pickup truck and a semi near the overpass for Highway 27 on I-75 south. The pickup driver was thrown from the overturned vehicle and was hospitalized. No details were released on the person’s condition. The semi jackknifed as a result of the crash.

July 10, 2023

News: Moped rider fatally struck by SUV in Marion County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a moped rider died following an accident in Marion County early Thursday morning.

According to WKMG, the incident took place on U.S. 441 south of SE 98 Lane. The FHP said a 19-year-old woman was riding her moped on a paved shoulder of southbound U.S. 441 when she entered a construction zone.

The woman lost control of the moped and it overturned. She was ejected into the right lane of U.S. 441, where she was struck by an SUV. The victim, an Ocala resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

June 29, 2023

News: Rollover accident on NW 21 Street in Ocala sends driver to hospital

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – Marion County Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a rollover accident in Ocala on Tuesday afternoon.

In a Facebook post, the rescue squad said its units were dispatched to the 7200 block of NW 21st Street at about 4:45 p.m. A vehicle had come to rest on its roof at that location with the driver trapped inside.

Officials said Engine and Rescue 20 crews arrived on the scene within minutes and began working to extricate the driver from the wreckage. The driver was quickly freed and was declared a trauma alert, and was transported to an area hospital. No further details were released on the victim’s condition.

June 19, 2023

News: Ocala man dies following car accident in Marion County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Marion County Wednesday morning left a driver dead, WKMG reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving south on Interstate 75 near mile marker 346 in Ocala when the crash occurred at about 2:50 a.m.

An investigation determined that the driver was going at a high rate of speed in his SUV when he went off the roadway and collided with a guardrail in the median. The vehicle went back into the roadway and overturned, and the driver was ejected. The victim, a 26-year-old man from Ocala, was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not disclose his identity.

June 13, 2023

News: Man, 83, killed in crash after running red light in Marion Co.

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – An elderly man was killed and two others were hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash southwest of Ocala this morning.

According to Ocala-News, the collision occurred at about 7:10 a.m. when the driver of a northbound sedan ran the red light at SW 80th Avenue and State Road 200 and was hit by the front end of an SUV as it entered the intersection.

The force of the impact rotated the SUV before it was hit by a nearby pickup truck.

May 26, 2023

News: Accident in northeast Ocala kills 66-year-old motorcyclist

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man died after being involved in a motorcycle accident in northeast Ocala last week, Ocala-News.com reports.

The motorcyclist was riding eastbound on State Road 326 on the morning of May 17 when the incident occurred at about 10:55 a.m. According to the FHP, the driver of a pickup truck was going north on NE 25th Avenue and as he approached the stop sign at the intersection he failed to observe the oncoming motorcycle.

The investigation indicated that the pickup truck entered the path of the motorcycle and the bike hit the rear of the pickup. The motorcycle overturned and the rider, a 66-year-old Ocklawaha man, was ejected. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Sunday.

May 22, 2023

News: Woman dies in crash after driver runs red light at State Road 200

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles collided in Ocala.

A report by the Ocala StarBanner stated that the accident occurred May 11 at State Road 200 and Southwest 110th Street near the entrance to the Oak Run subdivision.

According to the FHP, the driver of a Nissan Altima was headed east on SR-200 and went through a red light at the intersection shortly after 10 p.m. The Nissan T-boned a Honda Insight that was coming out of the subdivision and had the green light.

May 3, 2023

News: Collision between sedan and pickup on State Road 40 kills 1, injures 3

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

MARION COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a pickup truck and a sedan were involved in a deadly crash in Marion County, Ocala News.com reports.

The vehicles collided Sunday night on State Road 40 near County Road 314 in Silver Springs just after 8:30 p.m.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck going west on State Road 40 veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into an eastbound sedan.

April 26, 2023

News: Pickup truck driver dead after collision with semi in Marion County

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

MARION COUNTY, FL – The driver of a pickup truck died after his vehicle was involved in a collision in Marion County on Saturday afternoon, WKMG reports.

The accident occurred on U.S. Highway 441 near the intersection with NW 77th Street in Ocala at about 3:16 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a semitruck with a trailer was parked in the outside lane of U.S. Highway 441 at a red traffic light.

According to state troopers, the pickup truck driver was going south in the outside lane of U.S. 441 and did not slow down despite slower traffic ahead. The pickup, going at high speed, slammed into the back of the semi’s trailer. The pickup truck driver, a 41-year-old man from Mount Dora, was trapped in his vehicle and was pronounced dead by rescue crews.

April 12, 2023

News: FHP seeks public’s help in finding driver who struck bicyclist in Ocala

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who struck and killed a bicycle rider in Ocala last week, Ocala-News.com reports.

The accident happened Wednesday night on NE Jacksonville Road near the intersection of NE 31st Street at about 8:20 p.m. The FHP said a 38-year-old Ocala man was riding a bicycle west across NE Jacksonville Road when he was hit by an SUV heading south and suffered fatal injuries.

The driver of the SUV fled the scene after the crash without stopping. State troopers have now released a photo and a description of the vehicle they are looking for. It is believed to be a 2007 to 2014 Chevrolet Suburban that is gray or silver in color.