ORANGE HEIGHTS ‒ One person has been hospitalized after a run-in with a tree. At approximately 1:45 on Thursday, Dec. 15, Alachua County, Melrose Fire Department, Alachua County Sheriff’s Officers, Florida Highway Patrol and Shands Cair Helicopter responded to a single vehicle crash requiring extraction just south of Orange Heights.
On the southbound side of U.S. Highway 301 an extended cab pickup truck with a single-occupant was located which had struck a tree with the driver’s side of the truck.
Personnel on the scene were able to extract the driver using the “Jaws of Life” after approximately 30 minutes. The driver was listed in serious condition and placed on a long spine back board and moved to awaiting Shands Cair Helicopter for transport to Shands Emergency Department.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
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One Hospitalized After Track Crashes into Tree
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