Auto Accident | Orlando Accident & Injury Blog - Part 62
Single Vehicle Rollover in Ocala Injures Two
A single vehicle rollover accident early Saturday evening sent two victims to the hospital and one victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Florida Highway Patrol reports that the single vehicle accident occurred just after 7pm Saturday night on I-75. The driver of a late model Ford Explorer appeared to lose control of the vehicle for an unknown reason while traveling southbound on the interstate. The vehicle left the roadway and ended up on the right shoulder where paramedics found the wreck. The deceased was a male passenger in the Explorer. A man and a woman were also transported to area hospitals with life threatening injuries.
Palm Beach Intersection May Get Worse
The intersection of Andrew Redding and Lantana Road was the site of 42 accidents in 2014. Those the number of accident is down this year to just 11, but that number may increase sharply in the coming months. The intersection is very close to the location of the old Holley State Hospital, which was purchased by a developer and is now being converted into the Water Tower Commons.
Head-On Collision Claims the Life of UCF Student
An early morning collision on State Road 407 in Brevard County has claimed the life of a UCF student. The Florida Highway Patrol indicates that shortly after midnight, a Honda CRV driven by a 20-year-old female was westbound on State Road 407, when an eastbound Honda Pilot veered towards her vehicle. The two vehicles collided head-on in the middle of the highway. The driver of the CRV died at the scene and the male driver of the Honda Pilot was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. What caused the Pilot to swerve into oncoming traffic is still under investigation at this time.
Fiery Crash on a Florida Turnpike Takes the Lives of Three
A Georgia couple and their infant daughter were killed early Sunday morning when their Nissan Maxima flipped and became engulfed in flames after being rear-ended by a Mercedes SUV. Thomas Garza, 23, and his fiancé, Lillian Luna, 20, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while their daughter died later that day at the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital. Family of the victims reported that the couple was on their way to Disney World to celebrate their daughter’s first birthday.
Orange County Teens Kill Woman, Injures Others in Stolen Car
A woman was on her way to work at the Orange County Public Schools when she was hit and killed in a horrific five-car accident. The person who caused the accident was a juvenile delinquent who had been arrest more than a dozen times on a variety of charges.
Crash on Florida Turnpike Kills Family
In early September, a devastating crash on the Florida turnpike killed three people. A 24-year-old driver in a Mercedes SUV struck a southbound Nissan Maxima in the early morning hours at mile marker 286, according to authorities. The driver had a suspended license for reasons currently under investigation. Both cars were flipped onto their sides and caught fire, and the Nissan’s male driver and female passenger, died on the scene, while an infant was thrown from the vehicle and died at Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital. The driver of the Mercedes only suffered minor injuries.
Driver Perishes in Pembroke Pines Crash
A single car rollover accident on I-75 Monday morning has claimed the life of a young male victim. Authorities report that a black Nissan GTR sports car was traveling on southbound Interstate 75 when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle flipped over several times before coming to rest on its top. The driver was ejected from the vehicle. Pembroke Fire and Rescue searched the debris field up to 200 feet north of where the vehicle came to rest, but found no other victims. It is unknown if there was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
Four Corners Crash Injuries Five Children
A Friday afternoon accident sent five children to the hospital after the van they were riding in hit a truck. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a van driven by a 30-year-old Orlando woman was southbound on U.S. Highway 27 around 2:40 pm. The driver had turned her head while she was talking to one of her daughters in the back seat, and when she turned around she saw a truck stopped in front of her.
Fatal Accident on Florida Turnpike
A Tuesday afternoon crash has left a State Farm Road Ranger dead. According to the Florida Highway Patrol the ranger was stopped to help a motorist in the northbound lanes near 120th Street. The ranger was attempting to slow down traffic when the driver of a dump truck lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a nearby pole. As the ranger was trying to get out of the path of the truck, he was run over. The ranger’s name had not been released as of Tuesday evening.
Crash in Tallahassee Claims Three Lives
An accident in Tallahassee on Sunday night claimed the lives of three young victims. According to Tallahassee police reports, a black Challenger driver by a 27-year-old Tallahassee man was traveling westbound on Pensacola Drive when he struck a white PT Cruiser in the side as it attempted to make a left-hand turn onto White Drive. The driver of the PT Cruiser, a 20-year-old also from Tallahassee was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. His three passengers, two males and a female who were all students at Florida State University, died at the scene from their injuries. The driver of the Challenger also sustained only minor injuries.
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