Category Archives: Accidents in the News
Driver unharmed when semi-truck crashes into guardrail in Auburndale
AUBURNDALE, FL – A semi-truck driver escaped injuries after losing control of his truck and crashing into a guardrail on SR-570 Wednesday. ABC Action News said after the driver struck the guardrail, the truck rotated counterclockwise and then went off the road before most of the truck “hung over the shoulder.” Florida Highway Patrol… Read More »
Driver killed after rear-ending box truck in Orlando
ORLANDO, FL – A 34-year-old woman driving a 2024 Hyundai Tucson did not stop for approaching traffic and rear-ended a box truck, resulting in her death Wednesday. Click Orlando said this crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on westbound SR-58 near mile marker 5. An ambulance took the woman to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where… Read More »
Tractor-trailer driver fatally hits 18-year-old man in St. Augustine
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – An 18-year-old man from Jacksonville passed away after he was hit by a tractor-trailer driver on I-95 on Sunday, First Coast News said. Prior to the young man getting struck by the truck, he was driving his pickup truck and drifted off the road before returning and slamming into a… Read More »
Woman, 33, dies in Miami hit-and-run
MIAMI, FL – A 33-year-old woman died after her driver (a 38-year-old man who then fled the scene on foot) operating a Chevrolet Colorado collided with a Dodge Ram. This crash happened around 5:45 a.m. Sunday at the Northwest 95th Street and Northwest 17th Avenue intersection, NBC Miami reported Miami-Dade Police identified the woman… Read More »
One life claimed in North Fort Myers car hauler, Cruiser collision
NORTH FORT MYERS, FL – One driver succumbed to fatal wounds following a collision involving a car hauler trailer and a Chrysler PT Cruiser on SR-31 Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol told NBC-2 they arrived at the scene before 11:45 a.m. They shut down the southbound directions of SR-31 along Cypress Parkway for their investigation… Read More »
At least 1 injured in Thonotosassa crash
THONOTOSASSA, FL – At least one person sustained injuries in a collision at the North U.S. Highway 301 and Jackson Road intersection Wednesday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene at approximately 4:50 p.m. Deputies have not specified the events leading up to this crash, listed the kind of people and vehicles… Read More »
1 hurt, 1 life claimed in 3-vehicle collision in Kissimmee
KISSIMMEE, FL – A 62-year-old man sustained minor injuries, and a 25-year-old man passed away in a three-vehicle collision Tuesday, Click Orlando said. The events unfolded around 6:30 a.m. when the 25-year-old man, driving a 2016 Hyundai Veloster, declined to slow down and struck the back of a 2024 Mazda CX-30 on northbound John… Read More »
JSO dispatched to hit-and-run at Arlington Rd, Jasper Ave.
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was summoned to a hit-and-run collision at 3 p.m. at the Arlington Road North and Jasper Avenue junction. Deputies have not commented on the events that led to this crash, said if anyone was injured, or provided a description of the suspect or their vehicle. New information… Read More »
Driver hits home’s fence after 2-auto accident in Miami Gardens
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – When two vehicles collided, one of the drivers then drove through a home’s fence, damaging it in the process and hitting the front of a home Monday. WSVN revealed this collision happened in the vicinity of Northwest 20th Avenue and Northwest 154th Street and said Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade… Read More »
Driver hurt, motorcyclist killed in Cape Coral rear-end collision
CAPE CORAL, FL – A motorcyclist struck the back of a Jeep, leading to the biker’s death and the Jeep driver sustaining minor wounds Friday, NBC-2 reported. This rear-end collision occurred at the Del Prado Boulevard North and Northeast 3rd Terrace intersection. Upon arrival, Cape Coral Police declared the motorcyclist deceased at the crash… Read More »
