Accidents in the News
Officials respond multi-auto crash in downtown Orlando
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, FL – First responders were summoned to a multi-vehicle collision Monday morning, Click Orlando reports. Images showcase that the crash, reported at the intersection of North Lucerne Circle and South Orange Avenue, appeared to have involved four vehicles. Officials have not stated the exact cause of this crash, said if anyone was… Read More »
Male pedestrian, 20, fatally hit by vehicles in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A 20-year-old man crossing southbound U.S. 1 and Bowdendale Avenue lost his life when he was hit by two vehicles Saturday. This crash happened around 2:30 a.m. and immediately led the walker to succumb to deadly wounds, and the sedan driver sustained minor injuries, according to First Coast News. Upon arrival,… Read More »
Pickup truck hits gas station sign, Miami officials say
MIAMI, FL – First responders are investigating the circumstances behind what led the driver of a black pickup truck to plow into a Wawa gas station sign Monday morning. A photo from WSVN reveals severe front-end damage to the truck, including a shattered windshield. Officials have not said if the truck driver or anyone… Read More »
Driver airlifted to hospital after Immokalee truck collision
IMMOKALEE, FL – One driver was transported via a medical helicopter after a crash between a pickup and semi-truck north of Immokalee Regional Airport Friday afternoon. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office told FOX4Now this collision happened in the vicinity of State Road 82 and State Road 29. After arriving, crews shut down the eastbound… Read More »
1-year-old toddler dies, 5 hurt in rear-end wreck in Seffner
SEFFNER, FL – Three adults and two children sustained non-life-threatening wounds, while a one-year-old child passed away in a rear-end collision on I-4 Friday. This crash happened before 1:30 a.m. when a Toyota RAV4 was rear-ended by a Jeep Cherokee, WFLA reports. Florida Highway Patrol identified the Toyota driver as a 30-year-old woman from… Read More »
RV crash in Orlando sends 1 to hospital
ORLANDO, FL – One person was sent to a local hospital following a RV collision that took place on eastbound I-4 near South Street Wednesday. This crash happened north of SR 408, Fox35 Orlando reports. Right after this wreck, most lanes became blocked and by 1 p.m. only one lane reopened. The Orlando Fire… Read More »
Update: Teen, 17, killed in Argyle Forest Blvd. collision, JSO says
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was a 17-year-old girl who passed away in a crash that happened on Argyle Forest Boulevard Tuesday. New details from News 4 Jax reveal that the collision happened around 6 p.m. when the driver of the pickup truck tried to come onto Argyle Forest from… Read More »
Cyclist fatally struck by car in Dania Beach
DANIA BEACH, FL – A male cyclist was sent to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he later passed away after getting struck by a 2018 green Nissan Altima Sunday. CBS News said this crash happened before 7:30 p.m. when the cyclist coming from Southwest 37th Avenue entered westbound Sterling Road and then collided with the… Read More »
ATV crash in North Fort Myers ends in man’s arrest
NORTH FORT MYERS, FL – A man attempted to steal an ATV, crashed into a gate, and fled the scene, which later led to his arrest Saturday. NBC-2 said the man, Brandon Kolodeny, attempted to steal an ATV parked along Williams Drive. When Kolodeny hopped on the four-wheeler, that’s when he plowed through the… Read More »
Update: FHP arrests hit-and-run suspect after deadly Wimauma wreck
WIMAUMA, FL – On Monday, Florida Highway Patrol arrested the hit-and-run suspect for fatally striking a 19-year-old man on a bicycle on Saturday, Nov. 16. FHP told the Tampa Bay Times that the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Jaquelin Lopez Velasquez, a Mulberry resident, turned herself into the Tampa Florida Highway Patrol office on Monday… Read More »
