Category Archives: Accidents in the News
Orlando officer, civilian driver hurt in left-turn auto accident
ORLANDO, FL – An Orlando police officer turned left on a red light, leading them to hit another vehicle, injuring themself and the other driver in the process Tuesday. This collision took place before 11:15 p.m. on John Young Parkway near Old Winter Garden Road, Click Orlando reported. Florida Highway Patrol said the other… Read More »
Woman, 18, dies when driver misses curve, hits tree in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A driver of a pickup truck missed a curve on Dunn Creek Road, causing them to collide with a tree, claiming an 18-year-old woman’s life Monday. News4 Jax said this collision happened before 6:30 p.m., and the 18-year-old woman, a passenger, had succumbed to fatal wounds despite CPR given to her… Read More »
Girl, 7, critically hurt in crash outside Miami drugstore
MIAMI, FL – A 7-year-old girl was left in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle driven by a 92-year-old woman outside the Navarro Discount Pharmacy drugstore Monday. This collision happened before 4 p.m. at 2120 SW 32nd Avenue, and an ambulance took the child to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center,… Read More »
LCSO investigates collision in Suncoast Estates
NORTH FORT MYERS, FL – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances behind a crash reported at Marlberry Way and Bayshore Road in Suncoast Estates. Deputies arrived at the scene before 5 p.m. They did not describe the events that led to this collision, including whether anyone was injured or hospitalized. Our… Read More »
Motorcycle strikes traffic sign in Spring Hill, claiming man’s life
SPRING HILL, FL – A 43-year-old man operating a motorcycle was taken to a local hospital, where he died after getting ejected from his bike upon colliding with a traffic sign. This crash happened before 12:30 a.m. on Peace Boulevard when the motorcyclist missed a curve, Pasco News said. Florida Highway Patrol started an… Read More »
Man, 51, fatally hit by SunRail train in Orlando
ORLANDO, FL – A 51-year-old man perished when he was hit by a SunRail train in the vicinity of South Orange Avenue and Pine Street Tuesday. At around 2:45 p.m., the man was supposedly sitting on the train tracks and then got up and walked in front of the train, thus prompting the collision… Read More »
1 killed, 1 hospitalized after auto-pedestrian wreck in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – One woman succumbed to fatal wounds, and another was hospitalized after they were struck by a vehicle while walking with a dog in the Hyde Park area Monday. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told First Coast News the collision happened on Hanson Drive North. There was no side-walk, so the women, in… Read More »
Tanker truck rollover causes fuel spill on I-95 in Miami
MIAMI, FL – A Tropic Oil tanker truck overturned upon colliding with a gray car, leading the truck to spill fuel on I-95 South Sunday, Local 10 said. Upon arrival, Florida Highway Patrol closed the southbound lanes from Northwest 103 Street to Northwest 125th Street to accommodate their investigation and the fuel spillage clean-up… Read More »
Car hits bicycle in Fort Myers, sending cyclist to hospital
FORT MYERS, FL – A bicyclist was hospitalized for serious wounds following a collision involving a vehicle in the Love Joy Park area Sunday. This crash happened in the area of Linhart Avenue and Evans Avenue, NBC-2 reported. Fort Myers Police confirmed the driver remained at the scene but did not say if they… Read More »
Drivers fatally strike scooter rider in Temple Terrace
TEMPLE TERRACE, FL – A scooter rider was transported to Advent Health Tampa, where he passed away after he was struck by two vehicles Tuesday. This crash happened at the East Fowler Avenue North 56th Street intersection as the drivers were crossing westbound East Fowler, and the scooter also crossed the westbound lanes, according… Read More »
