66.6 F
The Villages
Subscribe
Sunday, May 12, 2024
type here...

Fatal traffic accident shuts down traffic south of Webster

By Meta Minton

A fatal traffic accident temporarily shut down traffic late Saturday night south of Webster.

A 27-year-old Tampa man had been at the wheel of a sport utility vehicle at 11:01 p.m. traveling northbound on State Road 471, south of State Road 50, when he attempted to pass another vehicle and had a head-on collision with a southbound tractor trailer truck driven by a 64-year-old woman from Jackson, Ga., according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Tampa man’s SUV overturned as a result of the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

The woman driving the tractor trailer truck suffered minor injuries.

More Headlines

Get Our Daily Emails

Headlines

Letters to the Editor

Opening Priority Pools to all Villagers a slap in the face to paying members

A Villager who has been a Priority Pool member for more than 20 years believes opening up the pools to non-members would be a slap in the face to those who pay for access.

What is the message of the little white cross?

A reader from the Village of Country Club Hills wonders if we’ve lost sight of Jesus’ message in the debate over the little white crosses in The Villages. Read her Letter to the Editor.

It’s an outrage to those who pay for Priority Pools

A Village of Glenbrook resident, in a Letter to the Editor, writes that she is adamantly opposed to opening Priority Pools during the Paradise Recreation Center renovation.

Opening up Priority Pools a bad idea

A Priority Pools member objects to the idea of opening up the paid premium pools to non-members. Read his Letter to the Editor.

A big thank you for an unknown Good Samaritan!

A Village of Dunedin resident, in a Letter to the Editor, is grateful to an unknown Good Samaritan who has restored his faith in humanity.

Photos