Category Archives: Accidents in the News
Car overturns in Orlando, claiming one life, injuring another
ORLANDO, FL – One 19-year-old man passed away, and another 19-year-old man suffered injuries when their Mazda MX-5 overturned Monday. FOX35 Orlando said the driver, a St. Cloud resident, had tried to change lanes at the Florida Turnpike and I-4 (express lanes) connector and had lost control, causing him to crash right into the… Read More »
At least 1 seriously hurt in Jacksonville multi-vehicle collision
JACKSONVILLE, FL – At least one person suffered serious injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on J. Turner Butler Boulevard East Tuesday morning. Upon arrival, the Florida Department of Transportation shut down the right lane on JTB before San Pablo Road for the standard scene clearance procedure, First Coast News reports. The Jacksonville Fire and… Read More »
Red-light runner crash in Miami sends scooter rider to hospital
MIAMI, FL – A driver who ran a red light was responsible for crashing into a woman operating a motor scooter, sending her to a hospital Saturday. The incident took place at the intersection of Northwest 14th Street and Seventh Avenue, WSVN said. Once the vehicle made contact with the scooter, the lady, in… Read More »
Left-turn attempt near Naples Airport leads to deadly 3 auto-wreck
EAST NAPLES, FL – An attempt at pursuing an unprotected left turn south of Naples Airport resulted in a three-automobile crash that claimed a passenger’s life Tuesday. Florida Highway Patrol confirmed with NBC-2 that it was the driver of a red sedan that tried to make the turn, which then led to an on-coming… Read More »
FHP summoned to I-275 rollover crash in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene of a rollover collision that happened on I-275 South past Sligh Avenue Tuesday. This crash occurred around 6 a.m. and was immediately followed by a southbound right lane closure, according to FOX13News. The details behind this wreck are scarce, but the impact, as… Read More »
Man hurt, another killed in auto-pedestrian crash in Pine Hills
ORLANDO, FL – One man lost his life, and another man, aged 54, from Apopka, was injured in a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in the Pine Hills area Friday. WESH said the events unfolded around 7:10 p.m., when a driver of a 2009 Chevy Traverse, going on Silver Star Road East,… Read More »
Car driver dies in wrong-way wreck on I-95 in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A wrong-way collision involving two sedans and a semi-truck led to one person’s death and another to sustain critical injuries Saturday. First Coast News said the events unfolded before 4 a.m. when one of the car drivers, a 29-year-old woman, a Jacksonville local, was traveling the wrong way on I-95, going… Read More »
Solo collision on MLK Jr. Blvd. in Tampa claims driver’s life
TAMPA, FL – First responders rushed a driver to a nearby hospital where they died after a solo crash that happened in the 3000th block of Dr. MLK Luther King Jr. Boulevard Saturday. ABC Action News said Tampa Police responded to the scene, along St. Joseph’s Hospital, before 2:45 a.m., and shut down both… Read More »
Vehicles fatally strike walker in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, FL – A man crossing westbound New Market Road near Escambia Street lost his life when he was hit by two vehicles Friday, WINK News said. The events unfolded when the pedestrian was first struck by a Ford van going westbound on New Market and then a second vehicle (unspecified) traveling on eastbound… Read More »
Occupants unharmed as car crashes into Weston canal
WESTON, FL – Occupants inside a partially submerged sedan managed to physically escape their car and were spared from injuries upon colliding in a canal off U.S. 27 Friday. WSVN said this solo collision took place in the afternoon between Griffin Road and I-75. Fire crews were initially called to the scene, but their… Read More »
