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Several Pedestrian Fatalities in and near Ocala this Summer.


Posted on Aug 24, 2009

Several fatal pedestrian accidents occurred in and near Ocala this summer; here is a summary of them.

On August 18, 2009, Joe Rozier, 19, was driving a Nissan Frontier, heading north on U.S. 441, when he struck an unidentified pedestrian who had tried to cross the road. The pedestrian was thrown into the grassy median and died at the scene. Before attempting to cross the road, the pedestrian was walking in the outside lane by the grassy shoulder. Rozier was actually driving in the inside lane and said he was blinded by a glare when he hit the pedestrian.

On July 23, 2009, a pedestrian Teofilo Morales, 60, was struck by a driver whose name has not been released. The accident occurred on NE 36th Avenue in Ocala. Morales was airlifted to Shands at the University of Florida where he later died from his severe injuries.

On July 4, 2009, a pedestrian Bryan Quinn, 22, was killed when a van driven by an officer of the Florida Department of Corrections hit him on U.S. 1 near Church Road in Nassau County. Quinn stepped in front of the van, and it is not known whether he did not see the van or was negligent in some way. Two officers in the van and the inmate they transported were not harmed. No charges will be filed against the corrections officer who was at the wheel.

For more information:  Several Recent Fatal Pedestrian Accidents in Ocala Raise Concern About Pedestrian Safety; Here is Why:  

 

           

 

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