According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2,558 people were killed in Florida traffic accidents last year. Alcohol was a factor in 770 of the fatalities. On one hand, these latest figures show positive progress. In 2008, NHTSA reported 2,980 Florida traffic fatalities-887 involving an alcohol-impaired driver. The number…
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Palm Beach County Truck Crash Kills 8-Year-Old Bicyclist
An 8-Year-old West Palm Beach school boy died this afternoon in a Greenacres, Florida truck accident. The Palm Beach County bicycle accident happened as Elian Rojas and his father were going home from school. According to police, Elian, who was riding his bike, and his dad were on the sidewalk…
Florida Cab Driver that Struck Bicyclists in Miami Beach Fell Asleep at the Wheel
Police say that the taxi driver that drove into a group of bicyclists in Miami Beach on Sunday fell asleep while driving. The traffic accident, which happened around 8am in the morning on the MacArthur Causeway, knocked many cyclists onto the ground. Six of the bicycle accident victims were transported…
Two Florida Teen Bicyclists Killed in Separate Motor Vehicle Accidents
In Florida on Saturday, two Florida teenagers died when their bicycles were struck by motor vehicles in two separate accidents. 17-year-old Justin White, a Masaryktown resident, died at 9pm when a 1998 Ford pickup crashed into his bike near State Road 50. An hour later, 17-year-old Scott Avery, was killed…