The Clermont Police Department is advising the public to avoid the area near 12th and Lake Minneola Drive on Thursday. An investigation is being conducted in the area known as West Park, CPD said. This may lead to traffic restrictions in the area.>> This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is released.
CLERMONT, Fla. —
The Clermont Police Department is advising the public to avoid the area near 12th and Lake Minneola Drive on Thursday.
An investigation is being conducted in the area known as West Park, CPD said.
This may lead to traffic restrictions in the area.
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One person is dead following a crash on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near Mile Marker 277 in Clermont on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash occurred at 3:40 p.m.A 59-year-old man from St. Cloud was driving his 2015 Genesis GV80 on the southbound lanes of the Turnpike when, for unknown reasons ran off the roadway and into an active construction site, hitting a construction tractor. The driver in the construction tractor suffered minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital. FHP said the driver of the Genesis was ejected from his vehicle and transported to South Lake Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to FHP. A third vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old from Orlando, was also transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. A fourth vehicle struck crash debris in the inside lane, but the driver was not injured. Southbound lanes near Mile Marker 277 have now reopened, according to FHP.
CLERMONT, Fla. —
One person is dead following a crash on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near Mile Marker 277 in Clermont on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP said the crash occurred at 3:40 p.m.
A 59-year-old man from St. Cloud was driving his 2015 Genesis GV80 on the southbound lanes of the Turnpike when, for unknown reasons ran off the roadway and into an active construction site, hitting a construction tractor.
The driver in the construction tractor suffered minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital.
FHP said the driver of the Genesis was ejected from his vehicle and transported to South Lake Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to FHP. A third vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old from Orlando, was also transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
A fourth vehicle struck crash debris in the inside lane, but the driver was not injured.
Southbound lanes near Mile Marker 277 have now reopened, according to FHP.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call over the weekend about an alligator lounging outside a Central Florida home that deputies eventually wrangled and captured.
The call, the office says, came from a woman who said the alligator was on her front porch in Clermont. In a video shared by the sheriff’s office, two deputies are seen following the large animal from the front porch to the home’s backyard, which the gator got to by ramming open a fence attached to the home.
The officers are seen securing the alligator with rope before one wrestles the animal down and mounts it. The other tapes the gator’s mouth shut.
The video appears to contain footage from both an officer’s body cam and a drone.
Along with the video, the sheriff’s office says the deputies worked to relocate the alligator.
“Not our first call like this … but it’s always a Florida classic!” the message continues.
The FWC says people concerned about an alligator can call their Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-Gator (866-392-4286). An alligator is generally considered a nuisance if it is at least 4 feet in length; if it is believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property; or if it is found somewhere it should not be, such as a swimming pool, home, garage, etc.
US-27 in Clermont was shut down for hours following a fatal crash early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on US-27 north of Frank Jarrell Road. Witnesses told FHP that a 2019 Audi Q5 was traveling southbound at high speed in the northbound lanes when it crashed head-on into a 2021 Toyota Camry.The Audi’s driver, a 22-year-old Windermere man, was transported as a trauma alert to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. The 28-year-old Orlando man driving the Toyota was pronounced dead at the crash scene.FHP is continuing to investigate the crash, and the roadway has reopened to traffic.
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —
US-27 in Clermont was shut down for hours following a fatal crash early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on US-27 north of Frank Jarrell Road. Witnesses told FHP that a 2019 Audi Q5 was traveling southbound at high speed in the northbound lanes when it crashed head-on into a 2021 Toyota Camry.
The Audi’s driver, a 22-year-old Windermere man, was transported as a trauma alert to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. The 28-year-old Orlando man driving the Toyota was pronounced dead at the crash scene.
FHP is continuing to investigate the crash, and the roadway has reopened to traffic.
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The body of a missing boater was discovered Monday evening after a man jumped into Lake Minneola to swim, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Florida wildlife officials on Thursday identified the man as David Arenas, 63, of Clermont.
Lake County deputies told News 6 that authorities were called to Waterfront Park in downtown Clermont after two people jumped off a boat to swim and only one of them resurfaced.
The FWC, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Clermont Police Department then conducted search and rescue operations in the area and Arenas’ body was later discovered, officials said.
“The FWC would like to extend our condolences to his family during this difficult time,” the FWC announced after the discovery. “This will continue to be an active investigation.”
