Truck Accident | Orlando Accident & Injury Blog - Part 3
Unnamed Individual Killed in Head-On Collision with Mack Truck in Lake County
Around 7:40 on Wednesday morning a head-on collision accident occurred in Lake County between a 2007, four-door Lincoln and a Mack truck loaded with fertilizer.
Woman Killed Following Collision with Dump Truck in North Fort Myers
One person was killed and another injured on Tuesday during a car crash at a North Fort Myers intersection. According to police, the car had come to a stop at a stop sign at Old Bayshore Road. The female driver then turned onto State Road 31, where she was hit by an oncoming dump truck. It is unknown whether she failed to properly look both ways and thus did not see the approaching dump truck. Upon impact, the female driver was killed. A passenger is reported to have suffered from minor injuries. The driver of the dump truck was not injured. Police say no charges are pending at this time.
Semi-truck Accident Leaves One Dead in Miami
A vehicle accident in Southwest Miami-Dade involving a semi-truck and a car has left one dead. The accident happened in the early morning on US Highway 1 near Southwest 146th Street in Palmetto Bay. According to eye witness reports, the car was traveling north when it collided with the truck.
21-Year-Old Man killed in Leesburg Traffic Accident ID’d
On Monday morning, a traffic accident occurred on U.S. 27 in Lake County, close to where the highway crosses with Independence Boulevard and close to where 31 begins. The accident was a destructive one, and several individuals were injured. One individual was killed. For several days, authorities were having some difficulty identifying the deceased person involved, but today that mystery has finally come to a close.
Wrong Way Driving Leads to Deadly Crashes in Broward Florida
On Thursday two wrong way crashes happened within just hours of each other in Broward, Florida, leaving one person dead and four others injured.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the fatal crash involved a red Ford F-150 pickup truck. The truck was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. At some point, near Lauderhill, the pickup truck lost control and rolled several times.
27-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Leesburg Traffic Accident
Last Thursday, the 27-year-old William Ward, a resident of Ocala, was driving his motorcycle southbound down U.S. Highway 441 in Leesburg at about 7:45am when he came upon a stopped school bus that was loading children. Ward, who family and friends remember as always being a careful driver, stopped behind the bus, obeying the signs and the law. As he was waiting for the bus to continue, a pickup truck, driven by the 17-year-old Laurel Mako, came up to the line of stopped vehicles. Mako, who was driving a 2003 Chevy pickup truck, did not stop. It is not known exactly why, but Mako continued to drive forwards, ignoring the vehicles in front of him, until he collided with the back of Ward’s motorcycle, destroying the bike and throwing Ward violently through the air.
Failure to Stop Leaves One Dead in Dump Truck Accident
A 45 year old female resident of Naples, Florida was killed this week in a car accident involving a dump truck. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the drum truck was driving in the center lane of Collier Boulevard. As it approached a red light at the intersection of Veronawalk Boulevard, the driver failed to stop. The 45 year old female was driving westbound on Veronawalk and making a left turn on green when the front of the dump truck crashed into the left side of her Hyundai.
Bicyclist Killed by Semi Truck in Orlando
Early on Wednesday morning, a male bicyclist was riding his bike near the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and Taft Vineland Road when he was hit by a semi truck. The truck, which was being driven by an as-of-yet unnamed 37-year-old man from Orlando, was in the process of pulling out of a gas station located near the intersection when the cyclist approached. Apparently, he either did not see the cyclist or was unable to stop in time because the truck subsequently ran the cyclist over.
A Young Man Dead, Father Critically Injured After ATV Crash in Rural Clay County
The young man who was with his 51-year-old father on the night of Tuesday, January 1st, when their ATV was struck by a pickup truck has died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said 17-year-old Kameron Clark and his father Thomas Clark were on a Honda four-wheeler that was stopped on the road south of Watkins Road just before 9 p.m. due to a previous minor accident they were involved in, when they were struck by a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
Tampa Father Dies After Being Pinned Under A Truck
In a truly tragic accident on October 24th, 2015, a man out for a walk with his two young children was struck and pinned by an errant vehicle, killing him. Thankfully, the two children survived the incident completely unharmed.