The Sarasota Herald Tribune reported recently that at least one person was killed and another hurt in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Sarasota County, along the gulf coast of Florida, on Monday, February 8.
According to officials with the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident took place on Monday, February 8, 2021 between 9:55 a.m. and 10:05 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near mile marker 201. A man from Osprey, FL, 20 years of age, was driving an Acura sedan north on Interstate 75 when for unknown reasons still under investigation, he veered off the roadway onto the grassy shoulder to the east of the highway. The vehicle rolled over several times before coming to rest on its left side.
The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, was hospitalized with injuries categorized by responders as serious. The passenger of the vehicle, a woman from Sarasota 20 years of age, sustained fatal injuries in the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene. The FHP did not state whether she was wearing a seatbelt, nor did they release the identities of the victims. The accident remains under investigation.
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)...
WCTV CBS News reported recently that a tragic motor vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday, January 27 along Interstate 10 in the Tallahassee area that caused the deaths of both the driver and the passenger of a vehicle and clogged up traffic in the area for a significant length of time. According to officials from the...
1057 News reported recently that a traffic accident on Friday, November 27, south of Crestview claimed the lives of five individuals. The incident took place on Friday, November 27 on FL State Road 85 south of Crestview when a sedan carrying five people, for unknown reasons still under investigation, veered off the roadway and through...
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Posted on Dec 01, 2010 A speeding driver caused a fire and heavy damage at a self-storage facility in Orlando this week. The accident occurred Thursday morning. Natasha Persaud, 20, was driving a BMW on Old Winter Garden road in Orlando, FL, when she lost control of her vehicle, hit a ditch, became airborne, rolled,...
As a parent, you want to protect your child from danger; however, when your child starts learning how to drive, it can be a scary time. You may find yourself not wanting to hand over the keys to your teen driver and being fearful of your child driving without you. If you find yourself asking...
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