Orlando Pedestrian Accident
Orlando Pedestrian Hit While Crossing Busy Road
A car versus pedestrian accident in Orlando left one person in the hospital. According to local police, the accident happened on Orange Blossom Trail, just south of Lee Road, at around 7:00 am on Tuesday. As a pedestrian was crossing the northbound lanes of Orange Blossom Trail, he was hit by an oncoming vehicle. Emergency first responders took the victim to the Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment to serious injuries and trauma. His current condition is unknown.
Fatal Collision Between SUV and Pedestrian in Orlando
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.
Orlando Metro Area Ranked Worst in the Country for Pedestrian Accidents
The Orlando Sentinel reported what many people living in Central Florida have known for years—the Orlando metropolitan area has the most dangerous streets in the United States for pedestrians in metro areas with at least one million people. The Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership issued a report recently that didn’t surprise one area science teacher who routinely runs and rides her bicycle in the area.
Orlando Pedestrian Accident Sends High School Senior to the Hospital
A senior at Timber Creek High School was recovering recently after being struck by a car as she walked to a school bus stop. The 17-year-old Orlando girl had just missed her bus and was walking across Mark Twain Boulevard around 6:30 a.m. to catch it at the next stop when she was struck by a white Honda S2000. She was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children for treatment after the pedestrian accident, but her condition was not known at the time the Orlando Sentinel article was published. A Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said that the girl’s injuries did not appear to be serious.