Orlando Accident & Injury Blog
Bicyclist Killed in SUV Accident with Sheriff’s Deputy in Seminole County
According to preliminary collision reports from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and local law enforcement agencies, a female bicyclist was fatally injured on November 1st, 2020, after a deputy with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office crashed into her while she was taking a momentary break from cycling along Snow Hill Road close to Winding River Lane north of Chuluota.
Local Bicyclist Severely Injured in Hit-and-Run Accident in The Villages
Law enforcement agencies and investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) operating within The Villages are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a silver 2003 Jaguar whom they believe was involved in a serious hit-and-run bicycle accident along Hillsborough Trail near Shale Trail Loop early Tuesday morning.
Pinellas County High-Speed Boat Crash Claims the Life of Local Teenager
According to deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, a deadly boating accident claimed the life of a 16-year-old female teenager and injured two others over the Halloween weekend after the watercraft they were riding aboard crashed into a metal channel marker on the Intracoastal Waterway along Florida’s western coastline.
Orlando Man Killed After Being Thrown From Pickup Bed in Crash
Authorities within Seminole County are working to put together the sequence of events that led to an individual dying after being thrown from the bed of a pickup truck as it was traveling along State Road 417. At the time of this writing, reports from the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that the incident took place shortly after 2:00 on the morning of Wednesday, October 14th.
Stolen SUV in Fatal Crash with Pickup in Polk County
A trio of young men are facing numerous severe charges after being involved in a series of thefts that culminated in a lengthy car chase throughout central Florida and, ultimately, a fatal crash at the intersection of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 192. The incident began during the morning of Wednesday, October 7th, within the City of Tampa, when the Tampa Police Department began to receive reports of a string of thefts, including that of a gun, from cars.
18-Year-Old Dies in Two-Car Crash in Sumter County
One person is dead, and another injured after an auto accident that was nearly head-on which occurred within Sumter County on Wednesday, October 14th. After the crash took place, members of the Florida Highway Patrol arrived at the scene to conduct the preliminary investigation into the incident. The reports that we currently have around the situation come from these investigators.
Semi Hauling Eggs Overturns on I-4 Near Orlando
On Wednesday, October 14th, an unusual semi-truck accident occurred while it was traveling down the eastern lanes of Interstate 4 within Orlando. The truck was hauling an enormous load of chicken eggs, all of them packed inside of cardboard containers. Usually, this is enough to keep the eggs safe as they jostle in the back of vehicles, and the eggs arrive where they are intended intact and ready to be sold. The packaging, however, is not meant to withstand unusual stress, and this is exactly what it was subjected to on the mid-October day, while the semi-truck was driving down the extremely busy Interstate 4 within the limits of the City of Orlando.
Man Severely Mauled by Black Leopard in Broward County Backyard “Zoo”
A few separate investigations are required after a dangerous mauling accident took place in the Southern Florida town of Davie that resulted in a man being severely maimed by a black leopard while visiting a “backyard zoo” where the leopard was being held captive. The reports from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are difficult to fathom, and yet here we are.
Toyota Extends Fuel Pump Recall to Include Another 1.5 Million Vehicles
On October 28th, 2020, Toyota Motor Corporation announced a recall covering nearly 1.5 million vehicles worldwide due to a critical manufacturing flaw in their fuel pump systems. This is an extension of an already existing recall that the company released back in January after multiple consumers started to complain about fuel pump failures which caused their vehicle’s engine to stall out and not restart.
Beloved Ocala Police Chief Killed in Plane Crash Near Marion County Airport
Tragic news from Marion County this October evening as multiple local news outlets have reported that Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham has been killed in an aviation accident after his personal single-engine aircraft crashed into an open field close to Southwest 140th Avenue near Dunnellon.
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