Four people were hospitalized Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Northwest 62nd Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Troopers confirmed that four vehicles were involved in the early-morning collision. Emergency…
Continue reading ›A 63-year-old Sarasota man died Saturday afternoon following a collision between his motorcycle and an SUV at a Bradenton intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of 301 Boulevard East and 5th Street East in Manatee County. Troopers said a Ford Explorer was traveling north on…
Continue reading ›A 47-year-old Tavares woman was arrested Monday afternoon following an alleged hit-and-run crash and subsequent pursuit through a residential neighborhood in Leesburg, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred around 4:33 p.m. in Lake County. Troopers say a 2009 Toyota Tacoma struck a Dodge Ram that was stopped at a red light. After…
Continue reading ›A multi-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle shut down lanes of Florida’s Turnpike west of Boca Raton Sunday afternoon, leaving two riders hospitalized with serious injuries, according to authorities. The crash occurred just beyond Exit 75 at Glades Road and was reported around 5:22 p.m., according to FL511. All lanes were reopened approximately two hours later.…
Continue reading ›Two separate motorcycle crashes in North Central Florida on Monday afternoon left one rider dead and another critically injured, according to local authorities. Gainesville Motorcycle Crash Leaves Rider Dead Deputies with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office reported a fatal crash in Gainesville. Officers with the Gainesville Police Department responded to the area of Northwest 43rd…
Continue reading ›A 41-year-old married father of three tragically lost his life Friday after being struck by a vehicle while competing in a multi-day endurance race across Florida. Jason Schmidt, of South Carolina, was participating as a solo racer in the Sea to Sea Adventure Race, a navigation-based expedition spanning hundreds of miles and scheduled to conclude…
Continue reading ›A 40-year-old Ocala woman was killed Sunday afternoon after her stopped SUV was struck from behind by a pickup truck at a Marion County intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 12:20 p.m. on March 1 near the intersection of NE 36th Avenue Road and NE 40th Avenue Road. According…
Continue reading ›A woman in her 40s has died following a late-afternoon crash on Jacksonville’s westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The fatal collision occurred just before 5 p.m. Monday on Pritchard Road. Authorities say the woman was driving a pickup truck eastbound on Pritchard Road when, for reasons that remain under investigation, her vehicle began…
Continue reading ›A 35-year-old Ocala man was killed Monday morning in a construction-related accident involving a steamroller in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal incident occurred just after 11:30 a.m. on private property near the intersection of County Road 455 and Hancock Road. According to FHP, a construction steamroller was being operated on…
Continue reading ›A 25-year-old Tampa man was killed early Tuesday morning after being ejected from his vehicle and struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred on northbound I-75 near Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. According to troopers: The force of the collision caused the Dodge to overturn multiple…
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