ABC Channel 3 WEAR TV News reported recently that a South Carolina teen was arrested for his role in a hit-and-run crash on the afternoon of Veteran’s Day in Santa Rosa County on the U.S. Highway 98. The incident took place near the intersection of U.S. 98 and Navarre Parkway around 3 p.m. last Wednesday,…
Woman Killed In Car/Train Accident
WTSP CBS Channel 10 Tampa Bay News reported recently that Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a deadly accident that involved a car and a train on Saturday, November 7 in Lakeland, FL. The incident occurred Saturday evening in a part of unincorporated Lakeland in Polk County, just up I-4 from the Tampa Bay…
Accidents Mar Florida Weekend
CBS Channel 12 News reports that an eight-vehicle accident in Port St. Lucie on Saturday, November 7 shut down parts of a major local thoroughfare last week while crews worked to clean up and investigate the massive pileup. Port St. Lucie police reported that one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries not…
Georgia Woman Dies In FL Accident
Patch reported recently that a motor vehicle accident in Temple Terrace, FL led to the death of a woman from Columbus, GA on Saturday after she crashed off the I-75 exit ramp at Fowler Avenue. The incident occurred at 5:05 a.m. Saturday morning when a Columbus woman was driving north along the I-75 exit ramp…
Alligator Wins Battle With Car
WTVX West Palm Channel 34 The CW News reported recently that a local alligator was hit by a car in Cocoa, Florida, but fortunately, the alligator survived the impact and is reportedly in good health. Spokespeople with the Cocoa Police Department say that a driver was on US Highway 1 near its intersection with Dixon…
Two Men Killed In Jax Car Accident
Channel 4 News Jax reported that two men were killed early Saturday morning in Jacksonville when their car impacted a concrete pole according to the Florida Highway Patrol, while a third was hospitalized with severe injuries after being ejected from the vehicle at high velocity. The incident occurred on Saturday, November 7, in the early…
Alachua County Wreck Leaves One Dead, Two In Critical Condition
The Villages News reported recently that an Ocklawaha man was seriously injured, a Beverly Hills man critically injured, and a Dunnellon man killed in a car accident in Alachua County last Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon when an Ocklawaha man, 46 years of age, was driving a pickup truck…
Chipley Man Killed In Hayride Mishap
The Dothan Eagle reported that a Chipley man died last Monday from injuries sustained during a wreck on Halloween between his vehicle and a tractor-trailer providing a hayride for about 30 people. The accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 31 at the intersection of Corbin and Rudd Roads in Washington County. According to…
Clearwater Man Killed In Wreck
Patch.com reports that a Clearwater man was killed early last Thursday morning in a car wreck on U.S. Highway 19 in Hudson, FL. The incident occurred around 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, when a Clearwater man, 83 years of age, was driving a pickup truck westbound on Bolton Avenue, approaching the intersection of Bolton and U.S….
Orlando Accident Sends Two To Hospital
ClickOrlando Channel 6 News reported that an Orlando accident last week left two people in critical condition with injuries that were life-threatening. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m Wednesday morning on the 1000 block of South Orange Avenue. According to officials from the Orlando Police Department, a vehicle was merging onto Orange Avenue and…
Halloween Boat Accident Kills Tampa Area Teen
The Tampa Bay Times reported that a boat accident took the life of a teenage girl in the Tampa Bay area early Sunday after she was ejected from a boat on the Intracoastal waterway returning from a Halloween party. This incident occurred on a boat transiting the Intracoastal waterway in Indian Shores around 1:00 a.m….
Kissimmee Biker Dies In Wreck
The Orlando Sentinel reported that a Kissimmee motorcycle crash claimed the life of a 41-year-old motorcyclist Monday evening when a car turned in front of him, causing a collision. According to the accident report filled out by responding emergency agencies, the motorcyclist, an Orlando resident 41 years of age, was riding north on South Poinciana…
Boat Accident Claims FWC Biologist’s Life
WPBF Channel 25 ABC News reported that a biologist employed by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission is dead and two others, also civilian biologists, were injured in a tragic boat crash in West Palm Beach on Tuesday morning. According to spokespeople from the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue organization, the incident occurred about 9:30…
Orlando Police Officer Involved In Wreck
ClickOrlando.com reported that a tragic accident in the Orlando area last week involved an Orlando Police officer and caused at least one injury. According to spokespeople from the Orlando Police Department, an Orlando Police officer was traveling in an easterly direction on East Colonial Drive near its intersection with Hughey Drive, responding to an emergency…
Fatal Crestview Wreck Causes Congestion
Channel 3 WEAR TV ABC News reported on a fatal wreck in Crestview that backed up traffic for hours Monday morning. According to representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol, the wreck happened early Monday morning on State Road 85 in Okaloosa County, near the intersection of SR 85 and Live Oak Church Road. A work…
Florida Man Runs Into Telephone Pole
The Villages News reported that a car crash Sunday led to the arrest of a Wildwood man on charges of DUI and hit-and-run. According to officials from the Florida Highway Patrol, a 25-year-old man from Wildwood was taken into custody by law enforcement officers late Sunday night at approximately 10 a.m., allegedly in connection with…
Police Seek Witnesses In Santa Rosa Beach Accident
The Northwest Florida Daily News reported Saturday that the Florida Highway Patrol is currently looking for at least two people who may have witnessed a fatal hit-and-run accident in Santa Rosa Beach last Tuesday, October 20. A video camera near the site of the deadly accident captured the entire collision and surrounding events, according to…
Major Accident Shuts Down I-95 In St. Johns County
Channel 4 News Jax reported on a major accident on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County Saturday that closed the southbound lanes of the interstate for a period of time. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, southbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 300, between the exits to Florida Route 206 in Palm Coast and…
Two Deputies Run Over Accident Victim
The Orlando Sentinel reported that Hillsborough sheriff’s deputies hit an allegedly already-dead pedestrian in an incident that is now being investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol. While en route to a call about a pedestrian being struck by a car, two Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies struck a man, but according to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad…
Two Fatal Crashes In Lake-Sumter Area
The Daily Commercial reported on two fatal crashes last weekend in the Lake-Sumter area that combined for three fatalities in Groveland and Oxford. The first of the fatal crashes occurred around 7:25 p.m. on Friday, October 10, when a 54-year-old Clermont man was northbound on State Route 33 near where it intersects with Evans Avenue…
