Head-On Collision Causes Gridlock on State Road 407 in Brevard County

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on August 30, 2022

Just a few short hours before NASA’s historic launch of the Artemis I rocket yesterday morning, a severe head-on collision between a sedan-style vehicle and a tour bus snarled traffic along State Road 407 in Brevard County.

According to preliminary auto accident reports from members of the Florida Highway Patrol and officials with the Brevard County Fire Rescue, it was close to 5:30 a.m. on Monday, August 29, 2022, when a 28-year-old man from Indialantic was behind the wheel of a Lexus and driving in the eastbound direction of State Road 407, also known as Challenger Memorial Highway to local residents.

Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol indicate that as he entered the vicinity of State Road 528 and State Road 405, the 28-year-old driver pulled his Lexus into the westbound lane of a no-passing zone in order to drive around a slower-moving vehicle, and in doing so, he unknowingly positioned his car in the direct path of an oncoming charter bus. Neither driver was unable to avoid a collision, and the two vehicles crashed into each other head-on.

Emergency responders with the Brevard County Fire Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol officers arrived at the scene of the accident and were able to successfully remove the badly-injured Lexus driver from his heavily-damaged vehicle. He was flown by helicopter as a trauma alert to the Orlando Regional Medical Center. The 70-year-old bus driver, a man from Orlando, sustained minor injuries during the collision and was transported to Rockledge Regional Hospital for additional medical treatment.

There were no passengers aboard the tour bus at the time of the crash. It is unclear at the time if any formal charges will be filed.

Since 1977, Brevard County auto accident attorney James O. Cunningham has been dedicated to the compassionate representation of victims who have been severely injured or killed in head-on collisions, T-bone crashes, rear-end collisions, cell phone-related accidents, and drunk driver accidents. If you would like to schedule a free 30-minute case evaluation, please provide a few details surrounding your situation through a contact form on our website or call our office directly at 877-FL-INJURY to speak with an associate.

James O. Cunningham

Since 1977, personal injury lawyer James Cunningham has provided effective legal advocacy to people who are injured through the negligent actions of another person or entity throughout the Central Florida area. He fights to obtain recoveries for his clients’ physical and emotional pain and suffering and pursues his clients’ personal injury cases with a commitment to excellence and impeccable preparation.