Community Development District 8 Supervisor Larry McMurry is worried about the vulnerability of landscapers working in The Villages in the wake of a contractor being struck earlier this week.
“Careless drivers kill. What can we do? That work is just inherently dangerous,” McMurry said at Friday’s board of supervisors meeting.
A landscaper was struck on Monday at Buena Vista Boulevard and Belle Meade Circle when a driver was blinded by the morning sun and did not see orange cones that had been set up. You can read more about that accident HERE
Contractors cleaning up debris in September in the wake of Tropical Storm Hermine had their vehicle hit on County Road 466A. A teen driver was ticketed in that accident. You can read more about that crash HERE.
In October 2015, a Down To Earth landscaper was struck near the intersection of County Road 466 and Morse Bouelvard. You can read about that incident HERE
Last year, an 80-year-old driver was ticketed in a collision with a landscaper’s utility vehicle in The Villages. You an read more about that accident HERE
In 2014, a Villager approached several CDDs with his concerns about the safety of landscapers. His call for changes was roundly rejected. You can read about that HERE
