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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 of the SUV dragged the 50-year-old woman’s body for over a quarter of a mile while fleeing the motorcycle accident. A report by the FHP says the driver was swerving and trying to dislodge the body from the vehicle, but the driver never made an attempt to stop.

Dunkin R. Jackson, who was driving the Yamaha motorcycle, was thrown into the center lane. The 53-year-old Clermont man was seriously injured.

Hit-and-run claims life of motorcycle passenger, Orlando Sentinel, August 28, 2009 Continue reading

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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 vehicle crash is unknown, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), but the vehicle went onto the northbound grass shoulder rotating clockwise.

The driver was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital, where he died the following day of injuries sustained in the accident. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and the FHP is awaiting test results to find out if alcohol or drugs were involved.

DeSoto County accident claims the life of 23-year-old Sebring man, NewsSun.com, September 1, 2009 Continue reading

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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, and the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. None of the people in the county van sustained injuries.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, traffic was backed up from the signal at State Road 85 to Poquito Road at the time of the accident. The rider was alert and talking when he was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

Man injured in rush hour motorcycle wreck, NFDailyNews.com, August 20, 2009 Continue reading

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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 man, was heading east when it struck the pedestrian. Emergency responders pronounced the accident victim dead on the scene.

The FHP is still investigating the fatal pedestrian accident. As of last Friday, no charges had been filed and the pedestrian’s name had not been released.

Troopers investigating pedestrian’s death in Largo, TBO.com. August 21, 2009
Authorities respond to fatal pedestrian accident near Largo, St. Petersburg Times, August 20, 2009 Continue reading

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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 occurred around 7am in the westbound lane near Davie Road. A car lost control and hit two other vehicles, causing a chain reaction of five cars.

Four separate crashes occurred in the eastbound lanes around Flamingo Road. All of those crashes were rear-end collisions.

Lanes reopened after 6 separate accidents on I-595, Miami Herald, August 18, 2009 Continue reading

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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 canceled Tuesday’s show in Varbanov’s memory.

This is the third Disney employee to die in a little over a month. In July, a 21-year-old monorail driver died in a train accident when another train crashed into his own. Last week, a 47-year-old Magic Kingdom performer passed away days after an on-stage fall during a different show.

3rd Disney World employee dies in just over month, Miami Herald, August 17, 2009
Stuntman in Disney show dies, The Sun, August 18, 2009 Continue reading

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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 out of control and hit the guardrail, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 21-year-old passenger who was riding with the driver who died at the scene of the accident was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Investigators said she had sustained “non-life-threatening” injuries. Two people in the other car survived with minor injuries.

Authorities say they are awaiting test results to determine if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the Florida car crash.

1 Dead, 3 Hurt In Dade Turnpike Crash, CBS4.com, August 9, 2009 Continue reading

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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 but their injuries were not serious. The impact on the motorcycles was minor.

The motorcycle accident occurred last Tuesday in conjunction with Bruce Rossmeyer’s funeral. Rossmeyer, 66, died in a motorcycle crash in Wyoming the previous week during an annual trip with friends. He was the owner of 15 Harley-Davidson dealerships, many of them in Florida.

Rossmeyer’s family issued a statement on July 31 thanking the community for its outpouring of support in the wake of the motorcycle mogul’s death.

6 motorcycle officers crash in funeral procession, Miami Herald, August 5, 2009
Motorcycle mogul’s family thanks community, BizJournals.com, August 3, 2009 Continue reading

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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, a 39-year-old whose death seems to have been overlooked by the Coast Guard and local media. Schichtel’s body was found about three miles off St. Lucie Inlet, where he and his brother were diving for lobsters. Several more Florida scuba divers were killed before the start of the lobster hunting season.

Few of those scuba-related deaths appear to be related to equipment failure. During the past five years, the CDNN estimates that at least 26 divers were killed or severely injured by boats in Florida.

Scuba carnage: Five more divers die during Florida’s annual lobster hunt, CDNN.com, July 31, 2009 Continue reading

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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 injured. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said neither driver was wearing a seatbelt when the collision occurred.

Then around noon on Saturday, another auto accident occurred on Interstate 10 near mile marker 65. According to a FHP release, a 47-year-old driver was traveling east when she hit standing water in her lane and lost control of her vehicle. She hit the guardrail before her car overturned. The driver and three of her passengers sustained minor injuries, but a 62-year-old woman was critically injured in the crash. No charges are pending in that car accident.

The third auto accident occurred on Saturday at 10:30pm when a pedestrian walked into the path of an oncoming car near Beasley Park. The 58-year-old man died after being hit by two vehicles. Neither driver is thought to been under the influence of alcohol, but the toxicology report is still pending for the man who died. According to reports, one of the drivers was charged for having a valid driver’s license.

Series of weekend crashes kills two, injures six, Northwest Florida Daily News, August 3, 2009 Continue reading

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