UMATILLA A pedestrian was killed Friday night when he was struck by an SUV on County Road 42 in southeast Marion County. The crash happened less than 5 miles from the Marion-Lake County line.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an older model Chevy Blazer driven by a 46-year-old Umatilla man was westbound on CR 42. It s unknown if the pedestrian was in the road or the grassy median when he was struck near Southeast 253rd Court.
James Lucas, spokesman for Marion County Fire Rescue, his agency received the call at 6:03 p.m., arrived eight minutes later, and pronounced the victim deceased at 6:14 p.m.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two Jackson firefighters were injured Friday afternoon at the scene of a car accident.
It happened after crews were called to the site of the crash on Canton Mart Road and I-55 Frontage Road.
As they worked the scene, the driver of the vehicle regained consciousness and put the vehicle in reverse.
Upon doing this, the door that was left open struck two firefighters and the car backed into the rescue pumper. The driver then fled the scene.
1 killed, 4 injured in Saturday morning crash on U.S. 441 South
SUMMERFIELD One man was killed and four others injured Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 441 just south of County Road 42.
Debris from the crash destroyed a water line, causing approximately 30,000 gallons of water to spill along the highway.
A Toyota Highlander SUV was northbound on U.S. 441 and a pickup truck was southbound, and for unknown reasons, the pickup crossed the grassy median and struck the SUV, witnesses told Florida Highway Patrol troopers.
The SUV stopped, and the pickup overturned on the passenger side in the grassy median. The driver, who was the only occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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