Car Accidents

A Florida woman and her son were returning to their home from a local barbershop when a motorist failed to halt at a stop sign and collided with their car. The motorist, a 30-year-old Florida resident, was allegedly attempting to avoid a routine traffic stop when he sped through the street sign and smashed into the woman’s car with enough force to shove it out of the intersection. The male motorist’s car launched into a

One of the most important aspects of a safe driver is their awareness of their surroundings. Motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians are common on all Florida roads. A recent auto accident on Interstate 75 shows how dangerous a driver’s lack of awareness for their surroundings can be. The accident occurred on Interstate 75 in Sun City Center around 8 a.m. A 19-year-old woman driving a 2009 Nissan Sentra was attempting to change lanes when she saw

A Florida man who was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on July 16 has died. According to the report, the man received catastrophic injuries after a vehicle swerved and struck him as he was walking along the shoulder of the highway at around 1:30 p.m. The 37-year-old driver was operating a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe along U.S. Highway 98 when the accident occurred. According to several eyewitness reports, the driver stopped to check

Some of the most dangerous drivers in Florida are teenagers, mostly due to their inexperience and being easily distracted. This makes teenagers the riskiest and most expensive to insure, and parents who add their children to their insurance policies may see their premiums increase by as much as 84 percent. Information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the most common cause of death for a teenager is a car accident.

A well-known former restauranteur in South Florida has been released on bond after being arrested and charged more than eight months after a fatal car accident. The 52-year-old Miami chef reportedly turned himself in at the local police department on June 29 and was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and vehicular homicide. Arrest documents show that the driver was arrested early that morning and booked into custody at TGK Correctional

Seven people suffered injuries after an accident on a Florida interstate that involved a pedestrian. A 37-year-old Jacksonville man was walking on Interstate 295 when a Volkswagen driver stopped to help him. The Volkswagen driver stopped his vehicle in the right travel lane, causing an oncoming Jeep to hit it from behind. The collision caused the Volkswagen to hit the pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A Miami-Dade circuit judge ordered the Miccosukke Indian tribe to pay $3.2 million in a personal injury lawsuit after a hearing on June 21. The tribe, located in the southern region of the state, must pay relatives of a woman who died in a car crash. The deceased was in an auto accident with a female tribal member in 1998. The tribe’s lawyer argued that the Miccosukke was a sovereign nation and not required to

A 26-year-old man was arrested in a fatal Miami car crash that claimed the lives of two people. The man, who was under the influence, drove into a car that had been stopped at a red light at an intersection, killing its occupants immediately. Toxicology reports indicate that the man who caused the auto accident had been driving under the influence of alcohol. Authorities determined that he had been speeding when he hit the victims’

A head-on collision that occurred in Orlando on the evening of June 14 between a tractor-trailer and a utility pickup shut down the Florida Turnpike and Interstate 4 interchange for approximately six hours overnight. Orlando police reported that the onramps from Interstate 4 to the Florida Turnpike were shut down while they conducted their investigation. Police officers stated that their preliminary findings led them to believe that a pickup truck was going the wrong way

In Florida and across the nation, brachial plexus injuries sometimes occur if a person has been injured in a car wreck. Other types of injuries associated with car accidents could include brain injuries, spine fractures and shoulder injuries, and victims often require hospitalization as a result. A medical doctor reports that when a victim suffers from these serious nerve injuries, they could be very weak in their arms. Medical personnel may struggle in diagnosing these