Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Students Remember Principal Who Died In Auto Accident

  Eddie Farah | December 21, 2007 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A road in Baker County will be named to honor Kimberly Brannan, the principal of Westside Elementary who died in November in an auto accident on I-10. Brannan was the principal for the last four years and taught for over a decade there.A ceremony at the school this week brought out Glen St. Mary parents, citizens, children and teachers to honor principal Brannan. The school will also dedicate a...

• Georgia Woman Wins $3 Million for Collapsing Ford Tempo Seat

  Eddie Farah | December 20, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Ford says it intends to appeal a $3 million judgment against the automaker for a faulty Ford Tempo seat design.The adult children of an Augusta woman, 76-year-old Mary Reese who died when her Ford was rear-ended filed the suit in Cobb County, just one of 70 lawsuits that Ford is facing over the Tempo's front seat that breaks from its supports and ends up in the back seat in rear-enders.There...

• I-95 Head-On Leaves Five Hurt

  Eddie Farah | December 15, 2007 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It's amazing no one was killed.Early Saturday morning about 2 a.m., 48-year-old Jeffrey Francis of St. Augustine was driving north on I-95. Problem is he was driving north in the southbound lane.Just about two miles south of CR-210 Francis' Mercedes clipped the side of a van being driven by Bonita Poindexter, 47, of Gladehill, Virginia.The van spun around from the impact and hit another car...

• Auto Stability Control Keeps Drivers Safe

  Eddie Farah | December 07, 2007 11:19 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Call it a must have for the future of safe cars and their drivers.Topping the list of Top 10 Auto Safety Features for the Future by Forbes Auto is Stability Control.ESC or electronic stability control in a passenger car translates to 35 percent fewer single car crashes than those without. For about $100 per vehicle basic ESC could be put in all vehicles mass produced according to NHTSA. Only...

• Mystery Hit-and-Run on A1A

  Eddie Farah | December 05, 2007 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Florida Highway Patrol wants to know who hit and killed a pedestrian and left him lying north of Sawgrass Village Drive in the heart of Ponte Vedra Beach.The body of 38-year old Charles Lee Foster was found lying in the northbound lane of A!A just north of Thousand Oaks Boulevard just a little after 2 a.m. Wednesday. Friends identified Foster as living about three miles a way. Someone told...

• 27 Never Made it Home for Thanksgiving

  Eddie Farah | November 28, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year for highway travel and unfortunately also for accidents.27 people never made it to their destinations this holiday. The Florida Highway Patrol investigated 26 accidents that led to fatalities. Half of them involved alcohol or a suspicion of alcohol use.Half occured at night. And it's difficult to believe that many people still don't wear...

• Using Green To Keep Us Safe On the Roads

  Eddie Farah | November 27, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It is already happening in Europe--fewer nighttime accidents due to a new green technology.SolarLite Smart Studs are being installed on some dark roads in England.They appear as the little white reflectors but are powered by solar energy.Inside they have a miniature solar ray catching panel as well as LED lights and a reflecting surface.The early reports are good. Drivers seems to have ten times...

• Trooper & Motorists Hurt in Collision

  Eddie Farah | November 24, 2007 3:24 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Lucas was just doing his job.He was travelling west on Wildwood Drive in St Johns County. He had his lights and siren on.Suddenly a car travelling southbound on A!A struck the cruiser.Altogether three people were injured, luckily none seriously. The car that hit the cruiser was driven by 80-year-old David Fox of Palm Coast.According to a reconstruction of...

• SUV Rollover Throws Eight from Vehicle Kills One

  Eddie Farah | November 23, 2007 11:04 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It was 3:30 in the morning and the entire family was driving north on the Florida Turnpike near the Osceola county line.Apparently the woman driver fell asleep and the Ford Explorer rolled several times. Eight passengers, including five children were thrown from the vehicle. No one had on a seat belt the Highway Patrol reports. The children ranged in ages from eight to 14. The were all from the...

• Safest Cars on the Road Are Good News

  Eddie Farah | November 17, 2007 10:30 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you are in the market for a new vehicle you will want to check out the auto industry's latest list of safest vehicles.The troubled Ford Motor Company may see some turnabout financially because of an emphasis on safety. You recall that the Ford Explorer had a problem with stability and all too often in a minor accident a it would roll often killing the occupants.Ford and Honda both have he...