Posts tagged auto accident

• Another Good Samaritan Killed on I-95

  Sandy Grinnell | November 12, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man from Tamarac was killed by a drunk driver last Saturday in Martin County. The man had stopped to help a woman from Greenacres who was stranded on I-95. The man parked his car in front of the broken down vehicle and he went back to the driver's side of his car for something. The drunk driver swerved at the same time as we was passing the stopped vehicles and struck and killed the 50...

• Hulk Hogan's Son Charged in Auto Accident

  Joe Saunders | November 08, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It took a few months but Nick Bollea, 17 year old son of former wrestler Hulk Hogan, has been charged with felony reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. Toxicology reports show that Bollea was drinking during the day of the accident. However, tests showed that the level of alcohol in his blood was half that in which he'd be considered impaired. He will face a charge of underage...

• FHP Operation Safe Ride Yields 593 Citations

  Sandy Grinnell | November 07, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In an effort to reduce the number of auto accident deaths and injuries involving large trucks, the Florida Highway Patrol performed Operation Safe Ride last month. On October 24 and 25, FHP concentrated their enforcement efforts on commerical vehicles traveling on all of the interstates, the Florida Turnpike and other high volume highways. In the two day period they issued a total of 593...

• DNA Evidence Fingers Driver in Deadly Car Crash

  Ed Normand | November 05, 2007 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Four members of an Central Florida family were killed in a terrific car crash on August 6. The police had a suspect who denied responsibility for the auto accident. The driver of the vehicle and his two passengers all denied being the driver and all refused to cooperate and tell the police who was driving. They refused to cooperate even in this case where 4 people died including an infant. ...

• Single Vehicle Accident Kills 2

  Diego Madrigal | November 03, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Drunk driving is the suspected cause of a single-car crash at the intersection of US 17 and Cherry Street in Seville. Authorities said that when they arrived at the scene, they could smell the alcohol, but did not know how much had been consumed. The driver lost control of her 2007 Nissan Altima at 3:30 in the morning as she was approaching a curve. The vehicle lost control and skidded...

• Good Samaritan Killed on I-75 Near Tampa

  Sandy Grinnell | November 02, 2007 6:09 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 29 year-old man from Riverview was killed Sunday after he stopped to help help a crash victim. The man stopped to help the driver of a Jeep that rolled over and struck a tree after being rear-ended by an Infiniti. The driver of a Toyota pickup stopped to help as well. The driver of a Saturn came upon the scene and did not see the Infiniti, swerved and hit the Infiniti, then struck and...

• Child Dies Due to Improperly Installed Car Seat

  Sandy Grinnell | November 01, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 3 year-old boy was killed in his mother's car because he was not properly restrained in his car seat. His mother's vehicle went out of control and hit a concrete wall when she sideswiped a tractor trailer on I-95 near Bonyton Beach. The little boy and his carseat went flying around the inside of the vehicle and he hit the side of the car. Emergency personnel said that because the seat was...

• Manatee Car Accident Claims Two Lives

  Joe Saunders | November 01, 2007 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Halloween proved fatal for two Manatee residents who crashed through a fence and into a shallow pond during the evening. Witnesses spotted two teenaged girls fleeing the scene. Police are looking for them as this blog post is being written.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Two Floridians Killed, One Charged in North Carolina Crash

  Sandy Grinnell | November 01, 2007 7:35 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 47 year-old semi driver from St. Petersburg was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and reckless driving when he lost control of his tractor trailer near Wilkesboro NC last Friday. A St. Petersburg couple in their 60's and their friend who live part of the year in Ashe County NC were killed when the semi turned over and crashed into the couple's Cheverolet Avalanche truck. Two other...

• Man Killed After Stopping to Help at Car Accident Scene

  Shannon Weidemann | October 30, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 29-year-old married father of two children died after leaving his car to help at the scene of an accident in Tampa on Interstate 75. The car accident happened early on Sunday morning. He was hit by a car that hit one of the cars from the original accident. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one driver rear-ended another, causing one of the cars to roll over.Two other cars pulled over...