Deputies respond to plane crash near Micanopy; both occupants safe
Read full article: Deputies respond to plane crash near Micanopy; both occupants safeDeputies from the Alachua County Sheriffās Office and the Marion County Sheriffās Office responded to the scene of a single-engine plane crash west of Interstate 75 near Micanopy, Florida.
Marion County woman accused of manslaughter claims victim fell onto knife
Read full article: Marion County woman accused of manslaughter claims victim fell onto knifeMICANOPY, Fla. ā The Marion County Sheriffās Office on Friday arrested Lillian Patterson and charged her with negligent manslaughter. The Sheriffās Office said Patterson told Fire Rescue that Patterson stumbled out of a bedroom and collapsed on the floor. Patterson first told investigators that Collins fell onto a knife being held by one of the children in the home. During another round of questioning, Patterson claimed both she and a child were holding knives and Collins fell onto one of the knives. The Sheriffās Office said Patterson admitted she had multiple opportunities to relinquish the knife before and during the āwrestlingā match.

FHP: Man arrested in Alachua County hit-and-run crash that killed teen
Read full article: FHP: Man arrested in Alachua County hit-and-run crash that killed teenALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. - A man was arrested just over a week after a teenage girl was killed and another was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Alachua County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Also on Thursday night, according to troopers, the white 1996 Ford F-250 pickup truck involved in the crash was located in Gainesville. The crash happened about 9 p.m. Oct. 16 on County Road 364 at Southeast 58th Terrace in Micanopy, just south of Gainesville. WATCH: Friend remembers teen killed in Alachua County hit-and-run crash"If someone needed it, shed be there and you could always count on her," he said. Holt was booked Thursday evening into the Alachua County jail, online jail records show.

FHP: Man arrested in Alachua County hit-and-run crash that killed teen
Read full article: FHP: Man arrested in Alachua County hit-and-run crash that killed teenALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. - A man was arrested just over a week after a teenage girl was killed and another was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Alachua County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Brandon Alexander Holt, 24, of Waldo, was arrested Thursday by FHP in Hawthorne. The crash happened about 9 p.m. Oct. 16 on County Road 364 at Southeast 58th Terrace in Micanopy, just south of Gainesville. According to the Highway Patrol, two 14-year-old girls and a 13-year-old boy were walking east in the westbound lanes of C.R. "After the collision, the truck made a U-turn, came back, was aware he was involved in the crash with a person.
