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On Friday evening, a motorcycle accident killed a 54-year-old man who was traveling in the inside lane of Interstate 95 South. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the man’s 2009 Honda Gold Wing suddenly veered into the outside lane and hit a concrete barrier wall.

The motorcycle accident occurred near Jacksonville’s Emerson Street at 6:39pm. The accident victim, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical center and was later pronounced dead.

Highway Patrol Troopers say the accident is still under investigation to determine if alcohol was a factor. The motorcycle crash reportedly caused $11,000 in damage to the motorcycle.

Gastonia man dies in Florida motorcycle crash, GastonGazette.com, June 13, 2009
Motorcyclist Killed After Collision with Wall on I-95FirstCoastNews.com, June 13, 2009 Continue reading

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Today, officials at the Department of Veteran Affairs are expected to face a congressional panel and discuss how errors at three Southeastern hospitals may have exposed thousands of patients to infectious diseases.

Since February, the VA has been warning approximately 10,000 former patients to get tested for HIV and hepatitis. As of last week, six of those veterans had tested positive for HIV, 13 tested positive for hepatitis B, and 34 tested positive for hepatitis C. The VA’s chief patient safety officer says no one will ever know if those patients became infected as the result of improperly operated or cleaned endoscopic equipment used in colonoscopies at Miami and Murfreesboro and that the mistakes were human error.

According to a lawyer who is representing many of the affected VA patients, it is “hard to describe the upheaval and injury this has caused innocent veterans.”

Hearing to air VA explanation of hospital mistakes, Associated Press, June 14, 2009 Continue reading

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In Osceaola County, Florida, police are investigating a fatal car accident involving a 14-year-old girl who drove without a license with four other people in the car, including a 3-year-old. On Saturday night near St. Cloud, the car hit a curb, went airborne, and flipped into a culvert.

A 12-year-old girl who was riding in the car died at the hospital following the auto accident. The others survived the car crash with only minor injuries, according to Florida state troopers.

None of the passengers, including the girl’s 25-year-old brother, had driver’s licenses. According to state troopers, the brother has already been caught twice in two years for driving without a license. Police say charges are pending against the 14-year-old and the 25-year-old.

14-Year-Old Was Driving During Deadly Accident, WFTV.com, June 8, 2009 Continue reading

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In Levy County, Florida, four teens were left seriously injured by a single- vehicle accident on Levy County Road 339A Friday night.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two were ejected from the 2000 Ford Ranger, while the other two were trapped inside the vehicle, when the driver somehow drove onto the north shoulder of the road. Apparently, the driver steered right to avoid a ditch. His pickup truck rotated counterclockwise and spun over two or three times before it ended up on the passenger side.

All four teens were taken to Shands at the University of Florida, where their injuries were listed as serious. One was flown by helicopter, but the other three truck accident victims rode in ambulances. None of the passengers or the driver were wearing seatbelts, which may have increased the severity of their injuries.

The Florida Highway Patrol said they are investigating the motor vehicle crash. Charges are pending.

4 Levy teens injured in crash, Gainesville.com, June 7, 2009 Continue reading

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The driver of a Honda CRV sustained head injuries in a downtown Miami traffic collision during rush hour last Thursday. That same motor vehicle accident killed a 49-year-old Tampa woman and critically injured her 17-year-old daughter.

According to police, the truck crash happened just before 4pm when the Honda was broadsided by a Toyota Tundra pickup truck that had spun out of control, possibly due to wet road conditions. The husband of the woman driving the Honda told press that his wife was stopped at the intersection and was hit by the Toyota when it ran a red light.

The truck accident is still under investigation and no charges have been filed as of yet, according to police. The woman driving the Toyota Tundra was questioned by detectives and later permitted to leave the scene of the accident.

Police Identify Downtown Miami Crash Victims, CBS4.com, May 30, 2009 Continue reading

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A Flanagan High School senior died on Friday after a motor vehicle accident. Ryan Smith, 18, was four days away from graduating when he and a friend went to pick up their caps and gowns at the high school. The car they were in spun out of control and hit a tree. The two South Florida car crash victims were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.

Though the Broward County School district and police refused to confirm the name of the deceased, because the accident is still under investigation, students at the school were opening mourning the loss of their classmate and friend. Smith had planned to attend Lake-Sumter Community College in Central Florida, where he received a baseball scholarship.

This marks the second Broward County auto accident to claim the life of a graduating senior this week. A senior at McFatter Technical High School died last Monday night following a car accident in Miramar. These two recent accidents underscore the tragic fact that traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens in the US.

Flanagan High School senior killed, another injured in Pembroke Pines car crash, South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 29, 2009 Continue reading

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A boating accident on Lake George, south of Putnam County claimed the lives of two children on Sunday. According to Florida Wish and Wildlife Conversion Commission officials, a 4-year-old boy from Umatilla and a 14-year-old girl from Eustis drowned when their boat got caught in a bad storm. All of the occupants except the 14-year-old were wearing PFD’s when the boat accident occurred.

The operator of the boat is believed to have pulled up anchor while the six occupants went down below the cabin of the boat. When two waves came over the bow of the boat, it caused water to build up in the vessel. Then the boat took a wave over the side, which caused the vessel to roll over and capsize, trapping six people in the cabin.

A Mayport-based Coast Guard crew was conducting a training operation when they found the capsized boat. A 5-year-old from Fernandina Beach was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Another occupant, a 36-year-old from Umatilla, was also taken to the hospital and is expected to recover from the Florida boating accident.

Update–Fatal Accident on Lake George, WOKV.com, May 25, 2009 Continue reading

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This weekend, a Coral Springs man was critically injured on Sunday afternoon around 5pm after he lost control of his vehicle on Interstate 95. The motor vehicle crash occurred about a mile north of Becker Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Armagan Steven Serap, 39, was driving south in his 4-door Toyota when he lost control of the vehicle, entered the median, and hit a utility pole. The Coral Springs car accident victim was taken by helicopter to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute’s trauma center, where is in critical condition.

Police say they are still investigating the South Florida motor vehicle accident.

South Florida man seriously injured in Interstate 95 accident, TCPalm.com, May 24, 2009 Continue reading

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A little over a week ago, a 90-year-old man with homes in Florida and New Jersey died after his car plunged into a Sunrise Lakes canal. According to a Sunrise police officer, Herman Lipshutz was either pulling in or out of a parking space at the Sunrise Lakes retirement community when the auto accident occurred around 7pm on a Saturday. His car went over a curb and into the canal.

Witnesses and police officers reacted quickly, cutting the seatbelts nad pulling the couple of the water’s surface just as the car was sinking. Emergency medical responders gave Lipshutz CPR before he was transported to the hospital. Police say he was pronounced dead just after midnight.

The driver’s 87-year-old wife, Helen, was riding in the car and was treated for minor injuries. She was released from the Westside Regional Medical Center later that night. The Florida car accident has been deemed “an unfortunate accident” by police.

Man pulled from Sunrise canal dies, South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 10, 2009 Continue reading

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Micanopy man, 42, died in a motorcycle crash on Saturday night after he turned his cycle in front of an oncoming vehicle.

Mark D. Wiggins was riding east on Silver Lake Drive as Lisa M. Mason, 36, of Palatka was traveling west on Silver Lake drive. Both were driving Suzuki motorcycles. As they approached the intersection, Wiggins pulled into Mason’s path because he did not see her turn left. The two motorcycles collided and the riders were taken to Putnam Medical Center, where Wiggins later died. Mason survived the motorcycle accident with minor injuries.

The Florida Highway Patrol said both drivers had alcohol in their system and charges in the crash are pending.

Micanopy man killed in crash on motorcycle, Gainesville Sun, May 18, 2009
Motorcycle crash claims man, St. Auguestine Record, May 18, 2009 Continue reading

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