Posts tagged pedestrian accidents

• Plant City Train Accident Injures Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | January 30, 2008 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two pedestrians were injured in two seperated incidents about 15 hours apart from each other in Plant City. Both men were hit by trains. The pedestrian accidents happened on Thursday.In the first acciden two men were walking west on the CSX tracks west of Waller Street, not far from Wheeler Street, when a train hauling chemicals approached, police said. Raymond was able to get out of the way...

• Hit and Run Driver Kills Tampa Man in Wheelchair

  Shannon Weidemann | March 07, 2008 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man in a wheelchair was killed by a hit and run driver in Tampa on Sunday. The pedestrian accident happened at Main Street and Rome Avenue. He was hit by an unidentified pickup truck. The victim was hit by a brown Ford pickup truck that ran a red light, and they say the driver was trying to avoid another car when they hit the wheelchair. After the crash, they say the driver never...

• Jaywalking With Children May Be A Felony In Florida

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2005 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Florida prosecutors may file felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children. Orange County prosecutors are asking local police to arrest mothers seen crossing streets with children outside of a crosswalk. They believe offenders can be charged with felony child neglect.Florida prosecutors are advancing a plan to levy felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children - the...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Teen Auto Safety Message By Teens For Teens

  Eddie Farah | October 08, 2008 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With more than 36,000 teen drivers involved in car crashes in Florida last year – and a teen killed every 6.5 minutes nationwide, the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor...

• Florida Fatal Highway Accidents Down, Alcohol Use Deaths Up

  Eddie Farah | September 26, 2008 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Fatal accidents on Florida's roads are down four percent, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, but deaths from alcohol-related crashes are on the rise. For the second year in a row, the number...

• Brooksville Man Dies in Hit and Run Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2008 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man was killed in a hit and run accident after being struck by a car in Brooksville. The pedestrian accident happened early Monday morning. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa where he later died. The driver of the car that hit the victim left the scene of the accident. The driver of the car, Jason Morgan Blair, 29, of Brooksville, faces a felony charge of leaving the...