Posts tagged auto accidents

• 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...

• One Car Accident Results in Death

  Ed Normand | October 29, 2007 8:26 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Saturday at 6 PM a vehicle travelling on Aloma Avenue in Winter Park crossed two lanes of traffic and struck a tree. The sole occupant of the vehicle died in the auto accident. The driver was transported to Winter Park Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Once again we are reminded to be careful in driving even in our own neighborhood roads.For more information on this subject, please...

• 37 Vehicles in Multiple Crashes on I-4

  Mike Damaso | October 24, 2007 10:01 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Tampa Tribune reported that 37 vehicles and 100 people were involved in a series of auto accidents that occurred on Interstate 4 Tuesday night. The crashes began just before 7 p.m. when one car hit the brakes and other cars started crashing into him. Then, everyone else started colliding into each other, one motorist described. In total, there were four incidents involving collisions...

• Teen Survives Twice Hit-and-Run

  Courtney Mills | 2007-10-24T17:04:13 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A sixteen-year-old was run over twice by passing cars on Sunday night in Land O' Lakes and survived. Michael Mauritzen was walking after hours on Thys Road Sunday night when the right mirror of a passing minivan struck him in the back, knocking him right off his feet and ripping the mirror off the van.Michael was then run over completely by a Ford Taurus as he lay on the ground writhing in...

• Tragic Van Accident Kills 5, Injures 11

  Sandy Grinnell | 2007-10-23T17:07:14 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two Amish families returning from a church function lost 5 family members in a terrible auto accident on I-69 near Muncie Indiana. Eleven other family members were injured and transported by helicopter to local hospitals. The 15-passenger van rolled over at least four times and because of a hole in one of the tires, police think the accident may have been due to a blown out tire. Even...

• Police Car Chase Results in Crash

  Ed Normand | 2007-10-20T13:19:10 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An 11 year old boy was injured while riding his bike to Conway Middle School. Witnesses to the car accident believe there was a police chase going on at the time of the crash. For years police car chases have been questioned because they often result in severe injuries to innocent members of the public and are usually not necessary. That may be the case here. It appears that the police...

• Car Accident Crash Report Released in Bollea Case

  Joe Saunders | 2007-10-19T10:39:27 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Clearwater Police Department has released its report concerning the August 26th auto accident involving Nick Bollea, son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan. The report cites the obvious: speeding on a wet roadway led to the crash. Toxicology reports have not been completed yet. John Graziano, the passenger in the vehicle at the time of the auto accident, remains in critical condition.

• Car Accident Hits Child Riding Bike

  Diego Madrigal | 2007-10-17T09:47:49 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A child riding his bike to Conway Middle School was hit when the momentum from an auto collision carried two cars into his path. Apparently one of the cars was speeding as it traveled North on Dixie Belle Drive. That car ran the red light on Lake Margaret Drive, and collided with another vehicle in the intersection. The momentum from the car crash carried one of the cars onto the sidewalk...

• Clearwater Car Accident Seriously Injures Driver

  Joe Saunders | 2007-10-16T10:43:25 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Michigan man was seriously injured as a result of a one-vehicle accident on Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. early this morning. The police are investigating to determine the cause of the crash. The driver, Geoffrey H. Malek, was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg and is listed in critical condition. There is no word yet if he was wearing his seat belt.

• Students Save School Bus from Major Accident

  Sandy Grinnell | 2007-10-12T15:45:02 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Mariah Hutchinson and Joshua Cosme are heroes at Celebration High School today. They saved their bus from going off the ramp to I-4 when the bus driver had what appeared to be a heart attack. When the bus driver fell over, the bus drifted off the road and bounced off the guard rail several times. Hutchinson managed to grab the wheel to steer the bus while Cosme pulled the emergency break,...