Posts tagged pedestrian accident

• Another Teen Killed in Pedestrian Accident

  Council Wooten | January 19, 2012 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An Orlando pedestrian is dead following an accident on January 7, according to the Miami Herald. The teenage victim was with two other people at the time. He stumbled and fell while crossing...

• Why Have Pedestrian Accidents Been Increasing?

  Ed Normand | December 20, 2011 10:38 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pedestrian accidents are increasing nationwide, according to USA Today, and experts are uncertain of the reason. Pedestrian accidents went up 4.2% in 2010 from the year before. The number...

• Florida Students Forced To Walk To School Along Dangerous Roads

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | November 10, 2011 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Young students in Florida are at risk when walking to school in the morning before sunrise, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Reporters spoke with 15-year-old Tabitha Freeman, who makes the walk to...

• Oil on Florida Beaches is Not the Only Hazzard

  Sandy Grinnell | July 21, 2010 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Did you also know they can be a nightmare for pedestrians? For the second time this year a 4 year-old child has died on a Florida beach in Volusia County. Not from drowning, but from being struck by...

• Four Teens Hit By Vehicle On Fort Myers Beach

  Chrissie Cole | March 23, 2010 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A driver hit four pedestrians walking near Times Square, backing up Estero Boulevard for miles in both directions, deputies say. The driver, 23, struck the pedestrians after hopping a curb. The...

• Halloween Safety at the Forefront After Clermont Child Struck by SUV

  Angela Pulido | November 03, 2009 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Halloween ended tragically for a Central Florida family, when eight year old Mitchell MittyTrompeter, a third-grader at Clermont Elementary, was struck by an SUV and killed while crossing Highway 50...

• What Should Be Done to Curb Jaywalking?

  Sandy Grinnell | October 28, 2009 4:12 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When police try to enforce jaywalking laws, it's often a cause for a lot of verbal bashing by the anti-government, anti-establishment types and even some city officials. See what happened last July...

• Officer Drives SUV Over Woman In The Sand

  Eddie Farah | May 02, 2009 8:38 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The woman run over by a police SUV while she was lying on the sand is reported to be in critical condition. The Jacksonville Beach police officer was on patrol and driving a sport utility vehicle,...

• Latest Pedestrian v. Auto Accident Statistics

  Ed Normand | January 30, 2009 2:25 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the latest statistics on accidents involving pedestrians and motor vehicles in the United States. The report details the number...

• Antilock Brakes On Motorcycles Might Save Lives In Florida

  Eddie Farah | October 23, 2008 2:32 PM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that antilock brakes on motorcycles could save lives. Antilock brakes are installed in cars and trucks. Typically they are found on touring bikes...