Car Accidents

Accident scenes can be quite chaotic. Often, we see disabled vehicles, injured victims, police cars and ambulances, not to mention the debris from the collision along the roadway. As distressing as the accident can be for those involved, it can ultimately lead to secondary accidents that can be just as bad as the original crash.

Many people are know that self-driving cars are already being seen on some roads and it may not be long until people have the option of buying a car that drives itself. However, cars are not the only vehicles to be testing the abilities of robotics and driving. In recent months, testing of autonomous commercial trucks has begun in an effort to address some serious trucking-specific issues. In just a couple years, we could see

If you’ve lived in the Magic City for any period of time, you’ve probably seen how crazy the traffic can get here. We’ve all seen the reckless driver in the sports car weaving through traffic, the motorcycles zipping by and the teenagers with their heads down looking at a text. So, in all likelihood, no one needs a reminder of how deadly it can be to drive these streets. Sadly, we got yet another reminder

Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges people to keep glances away from the road to two seconds or less, it appears that even two seconds may be a long time while driving. This is because the driver’s eyes must readjust to the road when they look back and because of the distance someone may travel at a high speed. If someone is driving at 70 miles per hour, two seconds is all it

Florida Highway Patrol reported that one motorcyclist was killed in an accident on April 23. The 40-year-old Holt man was driving a 2010 BMW motorcycle in Crestview. He suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a 2000 Ford pickup truck.

An accident in the Florida city of Spring Hill has caused the demise of two people. The emergency crews had to close the road for hours as they worked to clear the scene. According to police reports, the wreck happened at shortly after 11 p.m. on April 16. A 2011 Infinity G37 sedan was proceeding northbound on Mariner Boulevard when it crossed the intersection with Bali Lane. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Spring Hill,

The Exotic Driving Experience offered within the Walt Disney World Speedway turned deadly when a driver lost control of his Lamborghini. Police said the 36-year-old male passenger died at the scene after the vehicle hit a guardrail on the track. The driver, age 24, survived with only minor injuries. He was treated at Celebration Hospital.

Several people in Florida were injured in a series of car accidents that occurred along the turnpike on April 3. The accidents happened nearby Stuart, at Mile Marker 126 on the Florida Turnpike. At 2:55 pm, local media reported that the turnpike was closed due to two separate crashes. By 3:40 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol reported that a third accident had forced them to close the turnpike lanes at the Indiantown Road Exit.

Car accidents caused by unavoidable situations can be tragic all by themselves. A sudden tire blowout or a freak brake cylinder malfunction on a highway can result in multiple serious injuries or fatalities. However, car accidents caused by preventable events such as illegal car racing can be particularly heartbreaking. According to numbers compiled in 2001 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police agencies throughout the country cited street racing as a component in at

When determining how many people are killed in car accidents in Florida and across the United States, you can look at the overall numbers to see which states are most dangerous, but they don’t actually tell the whole story. States with more land area, more roads and a higher population are almost always going to rank higher in overall accidents and deaths. Instead, it is wise to break things down and look at the accidents