Orlando Personal Injury Blog

Would-be wizards and warlocks were alarmed on Thursday afternoon after the shuttle transporting them from King’s Cross Station in London to Hogsmeade Station in Orlando suffered from a technical malfunction which resulted in the magic fans of all ages being stranded for over an hour in a hot compartment without air conditioning. No amount of wizard training prepared the guests of Universal Orlando Resort’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter for this very non-magical moment, and it is reported that in the resulting situation several people became faint due to the heat and lack of water. Read the rest »

A crash involving a single vehicle along an Orange County stretch of the Beachline late on Thursday night resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man from Titusville and the injuries of two other individuals. The Florida Highway Patrol are currently investigating the situation, however they have issued a preliminary statement regarding the scenario that includes all the currently available information on the case. Read the rest »

A 74 year old male driver is accused of ramming his Corvette into an SUV multiple times in a fit of road rage. According to police, the SUV was traveling west on Wekiva Springs Road when he tried to pass a 2005 yellow Corvette. However, the Corvette wouldn’t let him pass and, when he finally did pass, the Corvette ‘played games’ with the SUV. When the SUV turned into the entrance of the Sweetwater West subdivision, the Corvette sideswiped him, backed up, hit the car again and then rammed the SUV one more time before speeding away. This left the SUV backed into a pole sideways and at risk of being hit by oncoming traffic. Read the rest »

A semi-truck driver died last weekend following a crash with another truck in Brevard County, Florida. The 61 year old male semi-truck driver was traveling on Interstate 95 just north of mile marker 223 when he rear ended another semi-truck directly in front of him. Read the rest »

Last Wednesday, an Orlando Home Depot was the site of a terrifying and terrible accident after a young child was struck by a car in the parking lot. The orange County Police Department have begun an investigation into the case, and their initial report, while lacking significant portions of information, nevertheless illustrates the primary events as they took place on Wednesday afternoon. Read the rest »

A person died in a recent Orlando area car versus pedestrian accident. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 57 year old male from Kissimmee, Florida was driving west on US Highway 192 at around 10:00 pm when a 51 year old male, also from Kissimmee, tried crossing the highway at the intersection of Old Vineland Road. The pedestrian walked directly into the path of the oncoming 2005 Nissan and was hit. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Read the rest »

This past Sunday afternoon, while Florida residents and tourists alike were enjoying the weather and the festivities at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, an incident occurred that changed the atmosphere from one of celebration to that of alarm. The Orlando Police Department issued a statement on the incident that provides details into the case. Read the rest »

On the evening of August 13, 2017, at approximately 8 p.m. in South Orlando, an Orange County sheriff’s deputy was seriously injured after she involved in a three-car accident near the intersection of Americana Boulevard and John Young Parkway. Read the rest »

On Saturday afternoon, State Road 528 was the site of yet another devastating car accident. At around 4:30 in the afternoon, and just before the 21st mile marker, a car (which the initial police report did not describe) was traveling westbound on State Road 528 when something occurred either inside the cab or with the operating mechanism of the vehicle that caused the car to suddenly depart from the roadway and drive towards a row of trees at a high rate of speed. Unable to stop in time, the car collided with the trees, badly injuring the driver and causing less severe injuries to both passengers, one of whom was a child. Read the rest »

During the morning hours of this past Tuesday, residents along Lake Underhill Road in Orlando were pleased to see workers operating cherry pickers high up in the trees, trimming off the dead branches and ensuring that no power lines were coming in contact with the woody growth spanning the road. Cherry pickers, for those who do not know, are unique vehicles, equipped with four larger wheels. They have limited movement capabilities and are self powered. The key feature of the machine is that it can, through a clever lattice of hydraulics, raise a platform equipped with all the controls upwards of 30 feet straight up in the air. Workers on these platforms can then perform maintenance on things like trees crossing over busy roads. Read the rest »