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Leesburg City Commissioner Jay Hurley faces no criminal charges from crash that killed Steve Tuttle, 46, on U.S. Highway 441 on April 27

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

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Leesburg City Commissioner Jay Hurley won't face criminal charges in an accident that killed a motorcyclist during Bikefest in April. A statement by the State Attorney's Office said there was no proof Hurley committed a crime — "the evidence fails to demonstrate a reckless and wanton driving pattern required to prove a charge of vehicular homicide." However, Hurley violated state driving laws pertaining to "overtaking, passing, changing lanes and changing course," along with improper window tint.

Baby girl killed, Kimberly Kinggard, 40, critically injured, Jesus G. Vela, 65, seriously injured, both taken to hospital, after a car and pickup collide on County Road 42 near Paisley.

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Friday, April 11, 2014

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Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL

A fatal Lake County crash on County Road 42 killed a baby girl and injured two other people, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The FHP police report said the child — less than a year old — was a passenger in a 1994 Toyota Tacoma driven by Kimberly Kinggard, 40, of DeLand.

Troopers said Kinggard was driving westbound on County Road 42 around 7:08 p.m. Saturday, when the car swerved to the right onto the paved shoulder.

Pilot suffers a back injury, transported to hospital, after his seaplane crashes into the shore of Lake Idamere in Tavares.

Date:

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Area:

Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL

Tavares police are investigating a plane crash on Thursday afternoon after the pilot miscalculated the distance to land on a lake.

Police said the pilot attempted to land a SeaRey plane on Lake Idamere but miscalculated the distance and landed in the shrubs in the shoreline of the lake.

The pilot complained of a back injury and was taken to a hospital, according to police.