Posts tagged driving

• Asleep at the Wheel?

  Jeffrey Meldon | April 28, 2009 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A big rig driver battles drowsiness on a 40-hour haul, a cell phone distracts him, and a school bus is stopped directly ahead on a busy highway in afternoon traffic. Such was the horrifying scene...

• Proposed STANDUP Federal Act Driving to Save Lives

  Sandy Grinnell | April 24, 2009 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Just as high school prom season is about to start, the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act and the SafeRoads4Teens campaign were announced in Washington DC yesterday. U.S....

• Texting Truck Driver Arresting After Hitting School Bus

  Eddie Farah | April 08, 2009 1:35 AM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Seven months after a school bus erupted into flames, killing one student aboard, the driver of an 18-wheeler that caused the crash has finally been arrested. 30-year-old Reinaldo Gonzales turned...

• DUI Manslaughter Charges for NFL Player

  Eddie Farah | April 02, 2009 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  His Bentley was the car that hit a pedestrian crossing a Miami causeway. There is no dispute about that. The question that lingered concerned the outcome of a blood alcohol test. Now that’s...

• Binge Drinkers and Driving Habits

  Ed Normand | April 01, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to a study conducted at Northern Kentucky University, in contrast to binge drinkers, moderate social drinkers are much more capable of determining whether or not they are too drunk...

• Toddler Run Over By Unlicenced Teen Uncle

  Eddie Farah | February 22, 2009 10:43 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A tragic accident occurred Sunday afternoon when a unlicensed teenager got behind the wheel of the car. The 16-year-old was asked by his family to move the car after a church service at the...

• What else can we do to get teens to wear seatbelts?

  Sandy Grinnell | February 16, 2009 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Central Florida teen lost her life after she was thrown from a vehicle driven by another teen. The teenage driver remains in serious condition after she was pulled from the burning wreckage. The...

• Will Texting While Driving Become Illegal in Florida?

  Sandy Grinnell | February 11, 2009 4:27 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota, has his way, it will be. Rep. Holder has introduced a bill to make it illegal in Florida to text while driving. Rep. Holder says the bill is not intended to...

• Reckless Driver Could Be Out In Nine Months

  Eddie Farah | December 13, 2008 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man was sentenced Thursday for reckless driving that caused a young man to die in a crash. The judge has ordered Mario Tellez to spend two years behind bars but because of the time he's already...

• Florida Launches New Website Aimed at Teen Drivers - Is Your High School Aware of It?

  Sandy Grinnell | October 25, 2008 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Earlier this month the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) launched its new website, TakeTheWheel.net , developed by teens for teens. The website challenges teenage...