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BROOKSVILLE, FL – A head-on collision led to the death of a Spring Hill woman and injured two others, Thursday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 35-year-old Weeki Wachee man was traveling northbound on Sunshine Grove Road in a Honda Odyssey when he turned into the path of a Nissan SUV traveling southbound. The resulting head-on collision caused fatal injuries to a 41-year-old female driver in the SUV, and she died at the scene. A 19-year-old female p...
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – An unexpected turn across a raised median led to a nasty mess on SR-54 this afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 68-year-old woman was traveling southbound on Cita Lane when she crossed the westbound lanes of SR-54, drove across a raised median, and collided with a Ford bucket truck. The impact caused the truck to overturn, blocking both directions of travel. Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. ---...
LECANTO, FL – A tragic chain of events led to the death of a Montgomery, Alabama man Wednesday after he was run over by an RV, say officials. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, A 65-year-old man was helping direct traffic on SR-44 while the 64-year-old male driver of an Allegro RV backed out of a driveway near Maynard Ave. Officials say the 30-year-old driver of a Dodge pickup failed to observe the victim standing in the roadway and struck him. The victim then fell to t...
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A multi-vehicle crash on I-75 injured one person and closed southbound lanes for several hours this morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 7:45 a.m. a BMW 330E merged into the path of a tractor-trailer, which caused a chain reaction involving three other vehicles, including a second tractor-trailer. Only one person suffered serious injuries in the crash. The roadway reopened to traffic at 11:19 a.m. -----...
HUDSON, FL – A 40-year-old Hudson man was struck and killed after attempting to cross US-19 early Monday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, just after 2:00 a.m., the victim attempted to cross just south of Sea Ranch Drive when he was struck by a Hyundai Tucson traveling northbound on US-19. The victim later died at a nearby hospital. The driver and a passenger in the vehicle were not injured....
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A pedestrian was struck and killed after being struck by a motorcycle on US-19 Sunday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old Fort Myers man was crossing US-19 just north of Seward Drive when he was struck by a Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by a 60-year-old Port Richey man. The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The motorcyclist and his 41-year-old female passenger suffered serious i...
DADE CITY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting the death of an 87-year-old man involved in a crash on US-301 early Saturday morning. According to reports, an 83-year-old Dade City man was traveling westbound on Ashbrook Road and attempted to turn northbound on US-301. At the same time, the victim was traveling northbound and was struck by the other vehicle. Both drivers were transported to local hospitals, where the victim later died....
