Accidents in the News
Big rig driver fatally collides with motorcyclist in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A tractor-trailer driver was pursuing a turn when he collided with a 38-year-old man riding a motorcycle, leading the motorcyclist to die from his injuries Saturday. This crash happened around 1 a.m. on 103rd Street West close to Approach Road, according to News4Jax. Preliminary details show that the tractor-trailer driver, a… Read More »
2-boat wreck in Miami-Dade Co. claims men’s lives
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – First responders declared two men dead after a crash between a 51-foot Azimut yacht and a 17-foot Key West vessel near Boca Chita Key Sunday. This collision happened around 6:45 p.m. and involved 14 people in total, 7 people on each boat, according to NBC Miami. Emergency crews did not… Read More »
LCSO at scene of Fort Myers Beach collision
FORT MYERS BEACH, FL – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is currently at the 5525th block of Palmetto Street investigating the details behind a crash reported after 6:30 p.m. Deputies have not announced any lane closures at this time, specified the events leading to this collision, revealed the kind of people and vehicles involved,… Read More »
Hit-and-run driver arrested for Tampa moped crash that killed man
TAMPA, FL – A 38-year-old man driving a 2007 Dodge Charger was arrested after fatally rear-ending a moped operator and then fleeing the scene Friday. This collision happened before 4 a.m. on East Hillsborough Avenue, when both the suspect and moped rider were going east, according to ABC Action News. The moped driver succumbed… Read More »
Store employee, pedestrian hurt when car slams into Orlando 7-Eleven
ORLANDO, FL – A driver of a car slammed into a 7-Eleven store located at 5570 North Orange Blossom Trail Friday, injuring a store employee and a pedestrian. The motorist slammed into the establishment around 9:30 a.m., completely shattering a major window and taking out the door, FOX 35 Orlando indicated in a report. … Read More »
Update: 2 hospitalized after 3-auto crash in Beachwood
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville Fire Rescue confirmed that an ambulance took two people to a hospital following a three-vehicle crash in Beachwood Thursday. To recap, this collision happened at St. Johns Bluff Road and Beach Boulevard. New details from News 4 Jax reveal that the collision consisted of a white SUV and a black… Read More »
1 hurt in Miami vacuum truck rollover wreck caused by Honda driver
MIAMI, FL – A driver of a blue Honda sedan lost control of their car, drifted out of their lane, and then crashed into a vacuum truck, which led the truck to overturn, injuring its driver. NBC Miami said this collision happened after 7 a.m. on SR-874 North along Kendall Drive. Footage showed that… Read More »
Speeding driver hurt after striking school buses in Bonita Springs
BONITA SPRINGS, FL – A Dodge Charger driver was speeding when they rear-ended one school bus and then collided head-on with another, leading the car to catch fire and injuring themself. This incident happened Thursday. NBC-2 said fire crews were able to put out the fire from the car quickly, and then an ambulance… Read More »
Driver fatally hits pedestrian at Temple Terrace intersection
TAMPA, FL – A pedestrian succumbed to fatal injuries after they were hit by a vehicle at East Busch Boulevard and North 50th Street in Temple Terrace Thursday. This collision happened around 11 a.m., WFLA said. Upon arrival, police shut down eastbound Busch Boulevard, between 50th Street and Del Ray Court, to accommodate the… Read More »
Collision in Azalea Park injures one person
ORLANDO, FL – Florida Highway Patrol said one person was injured in a crash that happened in the Azalea Park district Thursday. The FHP report showed this crash occurred at East Colonial Drive and North Semoran Boulevard and indicated that the department was summoned to the scene at 1:59 p.m. and that a trooper… Read More »
