Posts tagged Accidents

• CSX Railroading Waiver of Its Own Liability Through Florida Legislature

  K.C. Bouchillon | April 30, 2008 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Last night, the Florida House approved the deal between FDOT and CSX regarding commuter and freight rail - and including a waiver of liability for CSX for accidental injuries and deaths that occur...

• MAN IN WHEELCHAIR KILLED BY HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER

  K.C. Bouchillon | March 04, 2008 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For the second time this year, a hit-and-run driver has claimed the life of a wheelchair-bound man crossing a street. Macelin Azor, 64, was crossing the intersection of West Main Street and North Rome Avenue in Tampa when a pickup truck ran a red light and killed Azor.The vehicle was an older model, dark brown Ford pickup truck with a tan stripe down its side. Police are still searching for the...

• U.S. 17-HAVENDALE INTERSECTION MOST DANGEROUS IN POLK COUNTY - AGAIN

  K.C. Bouchillon | January 31, 2008 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For the fifth time in six years, the intersection of U.S. 17 and Havendale Blvd. in Winter Haven is the most dangerous one in Polk County, Florida, according to 2006 figures recently released.There were 58 collisions at the intersection that year, an increase of eight from the year before. As anyone who has driven through the intersection can attest, it is large, heavily congested, and has an...

• FHP, DOT Ignored Warnings of Fog, Smoke That Led to Deadly I-4 Pileup

  K.C. Bouchillon | January 16, 2008 7:55 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Almost 20 hours before the deadly I-4 pileup that killed five and injured dozens, the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Transportation had been warned of dangerous conditions of fog and smoke, yet the state agencies took virtually no action to avert the disaster.The day before the accident, the National Weather Service issued a fog alert that placed the risk at 10 on a scale...

• 70-car Pileup, Multiple Deaths in Lakeland Highlight Outdated Sovereign Immunity Limits

  K.C. Bouchillon | January 09, 2008 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A "controlled" burn started by Florida Fish and Wildlife turned into a raging brushfire and a deathtrap for motorists on I-4 Wednesday morning, January 9, and when the smoke clears, the government agencies responsible for this tragedy will pay next to nothing to the victims and their families.As of this writing, four are dead and more than three dozen injured as a result of the collisions. More...

• Twin Florida Southern Students Killed When Tractor Trailer Runs Red Light

  K.C. Bouchillon | January 08, 2008 7:27 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The investigation is continuing into the death of one twin sister and the critical injury of the other when a tractor trailer ran a red light and plowed into the sisters' Honda vehicle on the morning of January 7. Since the collision involved a death, it is likely that the results of the investigation will not be disclosed for up to three months. Unfortunately, as dedicated as the Florida...

• Two Florida Deputies Killed by Another Deputies Car

  Jenny Albano | November 29, 2007 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two Palm Beach County deputies were chasing a stolen vehicle in the Everglades when another deputy's car struck them. Both of the deputies hit by the patrol car were killed, the other deputy was injured. One of the car thieves was eventually arrested.The deputies, described as very close friends, had put spikes on a road that punctured the stolen car's tires. But when they ran to remove the...

• 21-year-old motorcyclist killed when truck pulls in front of him

  K.C. Bouchillon | November 14, 2007 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Ryan Lain, a 21-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, was killed while riding his motorcycle on the evening of Tuesday, November 13. He was northbound on County Line Road when a tractor-trailer turned in front of him to go south on County Line Road. The investigation is continuing. Accidents like this are all too common. Issues that often arise in these kinds of mishaps, but which are often...

• PIP Gets New lease on Life

  Courtney Mills | September 25, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week Friday Governor Charlie Christ's representatives met in closed session with lobbyists from hospitals, trial lawyers, and auto insurance companies, in an effort to save PIP. A counselor to the governor told the men that a compromise had been reached between the House and Senate to save No-Fault.According to original reporting in the Palm Beach Post, Christopher Kise, counselor and...

• Gibsonton Woman Dies in Car Crash

  Courtney Mills | August 24, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Gibsonton woman died late Thursday afternoon in a car crash with a Ford Expedition and veering into a lake.Sheila Creel's red Mazda was struck at the intersection of Gornto Lake Road and Providence Lakes Boulevard by a large Ford Expedition, which sent her car flying into the pond that abuts the intersection.According to media reports, two drivers in the car behind the Expedition got out at...