Memorial Day weekend is finally here and many of you will be setting out to enjoy the official start of summer with our state’s numerous recreational possibilities. With that said, it is estimated that close to 34 million people will be hitting the road over the long holiday weekend and…
We rely on our vehicles to get ourselves and our loved ones safely where we need to go, however it can be easy to forget that when you leave a child in the car for too long, the results can be deadly. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic…
Reports indicate that a motorcycle rider crashed into a truck on Sunday driven by Leesburg City Commissioner Jay Hurley. The motorcycle rider’s identity has not yet been released, but he was treated on the scene and flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The Leesburg Police Department asked the Florida Highway…
A hit-and-run crash in Stuart on Monday that left a motorcyclist hospitalized is the result of a texting driver, according to police. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was texting while driving when he struck the motorcyclist and fled the scene. A citizen driving near the intersection of Indian Road and…
Distracted driving is a widespread problem throughout the United States. According to the official U.S. government website for distracted driving – www.distraction.gov, 3,328 people alone were killed in distracted driving auto accidents in 2012 and another 421,000 people were injured. Distracted driving is any activity or behavior that takes a…
A total of ten people were injured in a school bus crash on Monday near Walt Disney World. According to Orange County Fire Rescue officials, 50 students were on the bus headed to a local middle school. Nine of those students were transported to local hospitals with injuries. The crash…
Two boys riding dirt bikes are recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car on Christmas Eve. The boys, 13 and 16, were riding their bikes around Southwest 66th Terrace and Southwest 28th Street when a Nissan Altima hit them around 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Miramar…
This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, which serves as a reminder to us all just how important it is to make sure our children are secured properly in their car or booster seats. Failing to do so could be the difference between life and death if your child…
A road-rage shooting taking place Friday evening resulted in the death of a 33-year-old man and the arrest of a 30-year-old Gainesville man. The incident apparently started just before 3 p.m., and it appears the drivers pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant to settle the dispute. The Gainesville…
A 27-year-old Tampa, Florida woman and her unborn baby were killed Wednesday night after a car struck them from behind. The woman and her unborn baby were taken to Tampa General Hospital where doctors performed an emergency cesarean section, but the baby died shortly after birth. The woman was pronounced…