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Chase - Continued from page 1
Remembering the past
on SR 44, turning north on I-75, traveling into Marion County. In Ocala, Martin exited I-75
tep Back In Time To The Age
and traveled south on SR 200 into Citrus County, where the Citrus County Sheriff s Office
joined in the pursuit of Martin - until he crashed the stolen vehicle on SR 200 (N. Carl G.
Of Railroads & Riverboats
Rose Hwy.) at E. Olive Lane in Hernando. He collided with an embankment and came to
rest in a ditch, parallel to the roadway, causing minor damage to the vehicle. Martin was
The Levy County Historical Society invites the young and young at heart to join
airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala in stable condition.
them for an excursion back in time to the Golden Age of Transportation at their three-day
The child also was not injured and returned to the parents. The Florida Department
exhibit of "RAILROADS & RIVERBOATS." The exhibit will held Friday, March 3rd;
of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will investigate the deputy involved shooting.
Saturday, March 4th; and Sunday, March 5th, 2017, and will be open from 10:00 AM to
Several media outlets reported the SCSO as stating that the woman driver and the
5:00 PM each day. The display will be held at the Club House of the Cedar Key RV Resort,
baby in the Malibu were relatives of Martin, and it is believed that he called the driver to
Shiloh Road, Sumner, just behind the Marathon Gas Station and Cedar Key Country Store
pick him up, but she resisted him when she learned he was wanted by law enforcement.
on SR 24.
In addition to photographs of many of the riverboats that plied the waters of the
Suwannee River from 1855 to 1922, the North Central Florida Model Railroad Club will
present their operating model railroad exhibits. New this year ~ a fun interactive layout just
for kids!
Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the general public. For more informa-
tion contact Historical Society members Toni Collins at (352) 490-5636 or Lindon Lindsey
at (352) 493-4066. Or take a look at the Historical Society s website at www.levycountyhi-
storicalsociety.com for directions.
5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788
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The stolen vehicle crashed on SR 200 (N. Carl G. Rose Hwy.) atDeOlive Lane in Hernando. The
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car collided with an embankment and came to rest in a ditch, parallel to the roadway, causing
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minor damage to the vehicle. The driver was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala
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in stable condition. Photo courtesy CCSO.
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with red and blue stripes, had failed to arrive in Cedar Key by noon. An MH-60 Jayhawk he-
licopter air crew from Air Station Clearwater and a 27-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow
Water boat crew from Station Yankeetown launched and commenced the search, along with
numerous other regional agencies, including USCG Sector St. Petersburg, Citrus County
Sheriff s Office (CCSO), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Levy
County Fire Rescue and Cedar Key Fire Rescue.
At 9:06 am Monday, a FWC marine unit located an aircraft seat matching the de-
scription of the interior of the missing plane, and search and rescue crews located a small
debris field. However, the plane has yet to be located. CCSO marine units are using side scan
This riverboat along the bank is the Belle of Suwannee
sonar in the area.
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