Wildwood

August 12, 2025

News: Crash at U.S. 301 and County Road 472 in Wildwood leaves 1 dead

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

WILDWOOD, FL – Authorities were called to the scene of a deadly accident in Sumter County on Tuesday morning, reports the Villages News.

The wreck happened at the intersection of U.S. 301 and County Road 472 in Wildwood at about 11 a.m. A witness reported that the driver involved was ejected through the roof of the vehicle. The person was pronounced dead. No information was released on the identity of the victim, or the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The Florida Highway Patrol, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Wildwood Police Department all responded. Traffic was diverted from State Road 214 to State Road 209, and southbound U.S. 301 at County Road 222. All lanes were reopened by 1:50 p.m.

July 17, 2025

News: Driver killed when tree falls on Marsh Bend Trail in Wildwood

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

WILDWOOD, FL – The Wildwood Police Department responded to an accident that killed a driver on a local roadway on Thursday morning.

In a Facebook post, police said the fatal incident occurred on Marsh Bend Trail near McNeil Drive at about 10:10 a.m. A driver was headed south when their car was struck by what police said was a naturally falling tree.

The driver, the vehicle’s only occupant, died at the scene. The victim’s identity was not immediately released.

May 23, 2025

News: Man arrested in hit-and-run incident involving golf cart in The Villages

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A man is facing charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a golf cart in The Villages last year, according to the Villages-News.

The incident took place Aug. 2, 2024, on Priddy Way in Wildwood near The Villages Charter School campus. Authorities said a man was driving a golf cart northeast when the car was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed. The golf cart driver was taken to the UF Health Emergency Room Clinic with minor injuries.

The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene. The vehicle was caught on surveillance video jumping a curb and hitting a gate arm at the entrance to the Middleton community. The golf cart driver later confirmed that images of the pickup truck that were captured on the video indicated it was the same vehicle that hit his cart. The truck’s license plate number was also caught on the footage.