Posts tagged auto accidents

• Warning Signs of I-4 wreck existed for 20 Hours

  Diego Madrigal | January 11, 2008 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Warning signs existed for 20 hours prior to Wednesday morning's I-4 pile up. The National Weather Service had given Northern Polk County (where the pileup occurred) a 10 out of 10 severe fog warning. The Department of Forestry then told the Florida Highway Patrol to expect dangerous conditions in that area, where a controlled burn was ongoing. This warning from the Department of Forestry is...

• 10 Accidents, 70 Vehicles, 37 Injured, 4 Killed.

  Mike Damaso | January 09, 2008 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 70 car pile up that closed Interstate 4 for more than 12 hours yesterday, injured 37 and killed 4. The wreckage of semis, car, SUVs, and trucks stretched over two miles. The pile was made up of several collisions involving multiple vehicles. The first crash was reported around 4:30 a.m. according to the Orlando Sentinel. Less than 24 hours prior, a controlled forest burn was being...

• Motorcycle and SUV Collision Kills 2 on Deadly U.S. 19

  Jenny Albano | January 09, 2008 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A motorcycle and a SVU collided on the morning of January 7, killing the driver of both vehicles. The motorcycle ran into the SUV on U.S. 19 in Palm Harbor and then burst into flames. Witnesses said the motorcycle was going over 100 mph when it hit the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban that was turning in front of it.Since both of the vehicles went up inflames the bodies of the drivers are...

• I-4 Car Crash Involves More Than 50 Vehicles

  Joe Saunders | January 09, 2008 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An early morning car crash on I-4 in Polk County involved more 50 vehicles and at this point, an undetermined number of crash fatalities. The crash occurred as a result of heavy fog combined with a controlled burn that got out of control. The hazardous combination of fog and smoke from the fire reduced visibility to zero. I wonder why Interstate 4 wasn't closed down prior to the crash. ...

• Two Injured In Crash With Deputy

  Diego Madrigal | January 08, 2008 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two women were taken to the hospital this morning after apparently not following traffic laws and colliding with a Polk County Sheriff's deputy. According to reports, the deputy was traveling southbound on US 17 responding to an emergency when the women's Pontiac Grand Prix pulled into the intersection resulting in the car crash. The impact of the auto accident pushed the Grand Prix 120 feet. ...

• Rash of Auto Crashes Ring in Tampa Bay New Year

  Joe Saunders | January 02, 2008 6:38 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Unfortunately, the Tampa Bay area was home to many auto crashes over the holiday weekend. Some of the car crashes to be fatal. In spite of increased police patrols on Tampa Bay roadways, the incidents of DUIs and serious car crashes continued unabated. In Oldsmar, a 39 year old Palm Harbor man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle. The name of the decedent has not been released...

• Do Cell Phones Cause Auto Accidents

  Ed Normand | December 14, 2007 10:14 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Recently a very large jury verdict was entered in a case where one of the main issues was whether or not the drivir who caused the car accident was talking on a cell phone while driving. Currently, Florida has not legislation directly prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving. Further there is no specific law prohibiting the sending of text messages or emails or web surfing while...

• Nine Year-Old Killed in Float Accident in Plant City

  Jenny Albano | December 08, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A nine-year old boy was killed after he was run over by a float in the Plant City Christmas parade on Friday night, December 7. Apparently, the float accident occurred near the end of the parade route. The boy, who has not been identified to the press, was walking on the parade route handing out candy for the Greater Heights Worship Center float. He went back to the float to grab more candy...

• Longstanding Effects of Brain Injury

  Ed Normand | December 03, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  While we are all familiar with the obvious signs of a major head injury, subtle effects can remain forever unnoticed even by the family or the patient!! An interesting study of the long term effects of brain injury succinctly evaluates some of the long term less obvious problems that head injury victims face. Sometimes unrecognized, but nevertheless very real, symptoms of brain trauma...

• FHP: 27 Killed in Auto Accidents over Thanksgiving

  Diego Madrigal | November 29, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Twenty seven (27) people were killed over the Thanksgiving Holiday in auto accidents investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol. Despite both the law and common knowledge, many of those killed were not wearing their seatbelts. In fact, 80% of those killed in vehicles equipped with safety belts were not wearing the seat belts! Additional tidbits are that there were 26 fatal crashes, 15 of...