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Florida Car versus Pedestrian Accident Leaves One Dead

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on April 9, 2018

An Orlando man died after being hit by a car while in a verbal altercation with another person on Sunday. The car versus pedestrian accident happened around 10:00 am on Colonial Drive, where witnesses say they saw the 20-year-old victim standing in the middle of the road arguing with another person. The witness says that the victim crossed Colonial Drive towards the other man, who was standing in the median. At one point, the victim veered away from the median and back into the westbound traffic lanes. Here he was hit by a car driven by a 62-year-old male. The 20-year-old was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

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Two Vehicle Accident Near Orlando Leaves Two Dead

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 2, 2018

Polk County Sheriff are investigating a car crash that happened late Wednesday night in Lake Hamilton, Florida. Police say the accident, which happened on US Highway 27 at the intersection with Kokomo Road, left two dead.

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Fatal Collision Between SUV and Pedestrian in Orlando

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on January 18, 2018

On Sunday, a little over a week ago, a collision occurred in Orlando that left one individual dead. The details released from the Orlando Police Department do not give a full picture of the events leading up to the collision between an SUV and a pedestrian, and they also give very little in the way of explanation of what happened during and after the collision. What facts were released give us the general idea of the crash, and it is therefore worthwhile to relate them here.

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Semi Driver Killed in Seminole County SunRail Accident

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on December 3, 2017

Just before noon on Thursday, November 30th, an out-of-town semi-truck driver was involved in a fatal big-rig collision with a SunRail passenger train in Seminole County, Florida.

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Orlando Man Killed after Friend Hits Him with Car in Parking Garage

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on November 5, 2017

An Orlando man was arrested last Wednesday after crashing his car into his friend in a downtown parking garage. The report from the Orlando Police Department describes the incident in its most complete detail. It seems that at some point early in the morning, just before 4:00, the 25-year-old William Aloupis and two friends took an elevator down to the Lincoln Plaza Parking Garage to retrieve a car. Surveillance videos of the scene depict the three men as being visibly intoxicated. One of the friends, Jonathan Anglada, was unable to stand on his own, and the other two left him slumped against one of the parking garage’s walls as they made their way to the car, which belonged to Anglada.

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Man Fatally Collides with Dump Truck on Osceola Pkwy

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on September 25, 2017

This past Saturday, at close to 1:45 in the morning, a man named Edison Garzon, believed to be a resident of Kissimmee, was driving a Chrysler down the eastbound lanes of the Osceola Parkway. As he neared the point of the Parkway that comes close to the Florida Turnpike, Garzon approached a traffic light governing the intersection between the Parkway and another—as of yet unnamed—road. The light at the time that Garzon approached the intersection was showing red for the eastbound lanes, meaning that Garzon should have begun slowing down as he approached.

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Semi vs Car Accident Leaves One Dead in Gadsden County

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on September 25, 2017

Last week a 44-year-old male was killed during a Florida automobile accident. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the accident happened in Gadsden County. The 44-year-old, a semi-truck driver from Mount Vernon, Alabama, was traveling eastbound in his semi when a Honda Civic attempted to pass him.

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Three Vehicle Accident Leaves Two Dead Near Orlando

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on September 19, 2017

A recent three vehicle accident near Orlando have left two people dead. According to the police report, Brownsville Police responded to a three vehicle accident along the stretch of frontage road that runs in front of a strip mall and various chain restaurants. When they arrived, they found a man and woman pinned between a red car and white SUV.

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Is it Time for Florida to Slow Down?

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on August 1, 2017

Depending on the outcome of pending legislation, Florida drivers may soon find themselves taking the pedal off the metal. This is because the Florida legislature is currently considering lowering average speed limits across the state, from the current average of 45 mph to 25 mph in some areas. The current speed limit on most city, commercial and residential streets in 30 mph. School zones are 15 to 20 mph.

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Fatal Crash Along Orange County Beachline

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on July 19, 2017

A fatal accident took place late on Wednesday morning, shortly before 12:00pm, along a stretch of the Beachline in Orange County. The Florida Highway Patrol’s statement on the crash indicates that the deceased is believed to be a 21-year-old man from Rockledge, although no name or other identifying details are currently public knowledge. Further biographical information is pending contact with the dead man’s next of kin.

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