Auto Accident | Orlando Accident & Injury Blog - Part 59
7 Injured, 3 Killed in Polk County Crash
In a tragic car accident in Poinciana, FL on Saturday, February 6th, 2016, three children were killed and seven people were injured. The accident occurred on Saturday evening when the driver of a 2001 Lincoln lost control of the vehicle and crashed head-on into a 2014 Jeep Patriot. Both vehicles were carrying five people each at the time of the crash.
Haines City Woman Killed in Four-Car Accident On I-4
On the evening of Wednesday, February 17th, 2016, a young woman was killed in an accident on Interstate 4 West involving four vehicles. The accident, which occurred on the portion of I-4 that runs through Osceola County, occurred around 5 p.m.
Bass Player from Band ‘Clark Hill’ Killed In State Road 100 Crash
An unexpected car accident in Putnam County took the life of a well-known and well-loved musician on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016. The deceased, 38-year-old Bennie Clifton of San Mateo, FL, was the bass player for the band “Clark Hill.”
Three People Injured in Collision with Orlando Fire Truck
A fire truck en route to an emergency call slammed into at least one other vehicle on Curry Ford during rush hour February 4th. Three people were sent to area hospitals with head and neck injuries as a result of the crash. None of the injuries were thought to be life threatening and none of the firefighters aboard the fire truck were injured.
Flagler County Interstate Crash Kills Elderly Couple
On the evening of Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, an elderly couple was killed when their vehicle veered into the path of a semi-truck on Interstate 95 in Florida’s Flagler County.
Man Killed in Crash on I-95 Near Ormond Beach
In an unfortunate incident on Interstate 95 near Ormond Beach, a man was killed in a tragic car accident. The crash, which took place in the afternoon on Thursday, January 28th, 2016, occurred roughly halfway between the State Road 40 and U.S. 1 overpasses, appears to have occurred when the man’s vehicle left the highway for unknown reasons.
Pembroke Pines Officer Involved in Fatal Crash
Early on Thursday, January 28th, 2016, a woman was killed in a crash that occurred on Pines Boulevard and 114th avenue in Pembroke Pines. The woman, 24-year-old Jessica Lee Bonilla of Miami Lakes, ran a red light at the intersection and entered the path of a Pembroke Pines officer’s eastbound Chevy Tahoe police SUV. The officer involved was identified as night shift Officer Olayemi Okegbola, who was not currently on his way to a call when the incident occurred.
Two Crashes Near Orlando Caused by Wrong-Way Drivers
Two separate auto accidents occurred on the afternoon of January 26th, due to a wrong-way driver on State Road 528 in the Orlando area. A 78-year-old male driving a white GMC pickup truck at entered the expressway at approximately mile marker 24 driving westbound in the eastbound lanes. A two-vehicle accident occurred near the on ramp when two vehicles collided trying to avoid the GMC. The driver continued westbound where another single vehicle accident occurred near mile marker 21. In all, the truck traveled over 8 miles before being pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol. The man’s family was contacted and came to pick him up.
Three Separate Accidents on I-95 Cause Major Delays
A series of auto accidents on I-95 on Thursday sent traffic to a crawl and resulted in one fatality according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The first incident occurred around 8 a.m. near the County Road 210 interchange. A pickup truck loaded with construction supplies overturned, scattering nails, screws and other tire-piercing debris across the highway. It is not known at this time what caused the truck to turn over, but crews worked quickly to clear the debris before it caused further accidents.
DeLand Multi-Vehicle Crash Kills One, Injures Three
In the early morning of Sunday, December 27, 2015, a horrific three-vehicle crash led to the death of one person and the severe injury of three others. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, at the intersection of Orange Camp Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard in DeLand.
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