OCKLAWAHA, FL (352today.com) – A driver was pulled from the wreckage of a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning after their car struck a tree in Ocklawaha.
According to Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR), units were dispatched at 6:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, to the area of 16 Bay Court Pass following a 911 call reporting the crash and a driver trapped inside the vehicle. Fire crews from Weirsdale Station #27 arrived at 6:11 a.m. and found the driver entrapped.
Marion County Fire Rescue units from Weirsdale Station #27 respond to an early morning crash in Ocklawaha on May 17, 2025. Courtesy: Marion County Fire RescueWrecked red car in a grassy area near trees after crashing into a tree in Ocklawaha; severe front-end damage with door open and airbags deployed. Courtesy: Marion County Fire Rescue
MCFR says that paramedics began extrication at 6:13 a.m. The driver was freed just three minutes later and was declared a “Trauma Alert” before being rushed to a local trauma hospital.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.
The Marion County comprehensive plan will have to be transmitted to Tallahassee once again as the state found some of the policies burdensome because of minor language issues.
