88-year-old Gainesville woman killed in crash near Turkey Creek
Staff report
ALACHUA, Fla. – An 88-year-old Gainesville woman was killed tonight when she pulled out onto U.S. Hwy 441 into the path of a pickup truck.
According to a release from Florida Highway Patrol, at about 6:57 p.m. on Saturday evening, the woman, who was driving a white sedan south on CR 237, pulled out onto U.S. 441 by the Dollar General. A maroon pickup truck driven by a 24-year-old High Springs man was traveling northbound on U.S. 441, and the sedan drove into his path while crossing the northbound lanes.
The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene; the man sustained minor injuries. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
Very sad news. Some would say 88 is too old to drive however drivers fly way over the speed limit on 441. Bring back the speed traps and save lives.
Even if he was going 55 which we have no idea if he was speeding , he hit her in the driver side even at 45 that’s enough to kill someone .
County Rd 237. Another county maintained roadway that has been neglected and ignored for 25+ years.
Public Works can’t miss it, it’s only a mile from their location in Hague.
Alas, we all get to that point, if we live long enough, to lose some of our alertness, may she go home and rest w/our SWEET JESUS.
I drive that road everyday to work the amount of people who can’t wait 30 secs to pull out is unbelievable. I hit my breaks multiple times a trip to stop from hitting people who pull out from the side roads and center lane
Wow. Sounds like the intersection needs a light.
There needs to be a light at that intersection!! It is sooo dangerous! And is the Sheriff’s Dept. stopping anyone for speeding? So many horrible accidents on 441! Why are we in such a rush?
It’s only as dangerous as the person driving it. It doesn’t need a traffic light and please don’t give the county any ideas, they’ll be putting a circle jerk in.
Traffic circle, and narrow the roadway. 🙂 My son used to say that if a Gainesville road had too much traffic, the city would narrow the streets and put in traffic circles.
FHP sits just north of Turkey Creek entrance on 441 and APD also patrols that stretch often. It’s not a lack of enforcement causing accidents it’s the inattentive driving habits that lead to most crashes. Stop blaming law enforcement for everything that goes wrong in the world.
So sad for her death and so sad for the young man that has to live with this tragedy for the rest of his life. Very sad.
It is a sad story all around but, yeah I really feel for the person that hit her.