Florida Keys News reported on a series of accidents in the Florida Keys, including one US Highway 1 truck accident that killed a local man on September 26.
A Florida Keys resident that was thirty-nine years of age was killed around 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 26 after crashing into trees along U.S. Highway 1, near mile marker 10. The Summerland Key resident was southbound on Highway 1 in a 1991 Chevy Silverado pickup truck. He swerved left, ran off the road, and hit a tree. Eyewitnesses stated the truck had been improperly passing other vehicles before the crash. The driver was ejected from the truck by the force of the impact. He was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he died later that evening.
In a separate crash earlier that afternoon, a 2010 Toyota Cruiser was southbound on US Highway 1, attempting to make a left turn onto the grass off the shoulder of the northbound lanes, when a northbound 2018 Isuzu TK truck impacted the Toyota. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the Isuzu driver wasn’t injured, but the 42-year-old driver of the Toyota was taken to Jackson South Medical Center in Kendall and the two passengers, a 4-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, were airlifted to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami-Dade County.
The Orlando Sentinel reported on a 3-car accident in the Titusville area that killed two people Monday night in a tragic accident. The crash took place around 8:20 pm on State Road 407, just south of Interstate 95, according to a spokesperson from the Florida Highway Patrol. A 27-year–old Debary resident was traveling west on...
The Naples News reports that an 8-year-old girl has succumbed to her injuries in an Alligator Alley crash. The crash occurred last Wednesday, at about 12:45 p.m. near mile marker 85 on Alligator Alley in Naples. Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. 36-year-old Junior Chery was driving west on the inside of Interstate 75...
The Sun Coast News reported recently that both drivers were killed in a two-vehicle car accident along Eiland Boulevard in Zephyrhills on the morning of Sunday, April 25, 2021. According to a press release issued by officials with the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred between 6:45 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)...
IONTB Local News reported recently that a fatal motor vehicle accident occurred in the Tampa Bay community of Madeira Beach last Wednesday, causing the death of a local resident. According to officials of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2nd at 13665 Gulf Boulevard...

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