Last Thursday, a woman was killed and a man seriously injured after a hit-and-run vehicle hit their motorcycle. Traffic homicide investigators say the suspected vehicle is a silver GMC SUV. Part of the left front bumper and front left headlight is broken. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver…
On Friday, a Sebring man was seriously injured in a car accident after his 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix veered off the road and hit a tree. The 23-year-old man was traveling northbound on SW Welles Avenue in Nocatee when the auto accident occurred around 10:45pm. The cause of the motor…
On Thursday evening, a motorcycle rider was rushed to the hospital with a head injury following a motorcycle accident in Florida. The 21-year-old motorcycle accident victim rear-ended a van owned by the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department. The motorcycle crash occurred just after 5pm during the evening rush hour,…
Last Thursday night, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle at Roosevelt Boulevard and Waverly Street in Largo. The pedestrian was reportedly crossing the highway. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the fatal accident happened just after 9:30pm. A 2003 Isuzu Rodeo, driven by a 44-year-old Tampa…
On Tuesday, six separate traffic accidents forced a temporary closure of Interstate 595. The Miami Herald reports that a total of 18 vehicles were involved in the accidents, but only two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. According to Florida Highway Patrol officials, the first auto accident…
In Orlando, Florida, a Walt Disney World performer died rehearsing for an Indiana Jones stunt show. Anislav Varbanov, 30, injured himself practicing a tumbling roll before Monday night’s show. He was rushed to the hospital, where the injured employee was pronounced dead at 8:53pm. Disney has announced that it has…
In Kendall, a car accident that occurred just after 1:30am Sunday morning claimed the life of a 24-year-old driver and injured three others. The car accident victim reportedly sped up behind a car on Florida’s Turnpike just before her vehicle hit the car in front of her. Both cars spun…
In Ormond Beach, six motorcycle officers who were escorting relatives of a motorcycle crash victim to the funeral got into an accident of their own when the lead rider reportedly slowed down and the other riders did not, resulting in a chain-reaction collision. According to authorities, two officers were hurt…
According to the Cyber Diver News Network, both the United States Coast Guard and Florida media misreported the number of fatal diving accident victims during this year’s lobster mini-season. This year, a total of five divers were killed during the two-day annual hunting event. Among the fatalities were Scott Schichtel,…
Over the weekend, three accidents in Florida’s Okaloosa County resulted in two deaths and six injuries. The first car accident happened on Friday just before midnight when a driver turned left in front of another vehicle. The 49-year-old woman behind the wheel was killed, while the other driver was seriously…