The woman was inexplicably walking in the center southbound lane of the freeway when she was struck.
A witness said the pedestrian was walking north through the eastbound lanes of County Road 484 when he was struck.
The fire threatened structures in the Lake Weir area, but ultimately none were damaged and no one was injured.
Members of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office discovered four bodies in a home while conducting a welfare check Friday night.
A voluntary burn ban has been instituted in Marion County due to dry conditions.
The High Springs Fire Department has begun installing Narcan distribution boxes around the city for emergency use in case of an opioid overdose.
A two-vehicle collision in Ocala on the morning of Feb. 4, 2026, resulted in a fatality.
Alachua County law enforcement is reportedly in pursuit of a suspect fleeing a crime scene in another county.
An assessment is underway to determine if a large depression that opened up along Empire Church Road in Lake County is a sinkhole.
At press time, Marion County Fire Rescue was still working to extinguish the railroad tie fire in Dunnellon, and no cause has been determined.