OCALA, FL – Two people were hospitalized Saturday when a semi truck hauling a tank of water overturned and struck a passenger vehicle in northeast Ocala, ClickOrlando reports. Emergency responders were called to the 2400 block of NE 14th Street at about 3:25 a.m. that morning. They extricated the passenger…
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News: Pasco Co. man killed in collision with dairy truck on US-19
PALM HARBOR, FL – A 23-year-old man lost his life after a crash on US-19 northbound in Palm Harbor Tuesday morning. According to FOX13, the crash happened around 5:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near Curlew Road. The 23-year-old man from Holiday was traveling in a Nissan…
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Police Car, Run Over by Semi in Polk County | Florida Truck Accident Attorneys Whittel & Melton
A biker was killed in a fatal wreck involving a large truck on Interstate 4 in Polk County on Monday night around 7:30 p.m. Reports indicate that the 52-year-old motorcyclist was riding his 2015 Harley Davidson heading west in I-4 when a trooper who was assisting a construction crew crashed…
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Trucking Companies in Alabama Crash that Killed 10 | Florida Truck Accident Lawyers Whittel & Melton
The driver of a girls home van involved in an Alabama interstate crash that killed eight children has filed a lawsuit against trucking companies in California and Georgia as well as another driver, according to reports. The federal lawsuit is seeking an unspecified amount of money and involves the director…
Dade City Man Killed in Pickup Truck Rollover Crash | Tampa Truck Accident Lawyers Whittel & Melton
A 28-year-old Dade City man was killed Saturday night when the pickup truck he was driving rolled over and ejected him. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) believes the man has issues negotiating a curve in the road around 10:50 p.m. near Zephyrhills. His truck left the road and rolled over…
Head-On Collision with Pickup Truck Kills Two in Thonotosassa | Tampa Truck Accident Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Two men were killed in head-on crash in Hillsborough County early Saturday morning around 3:50 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash occurred on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa and involved a 29-year-old Dade City man who was behind the wheel of a pickup truck heading north. For…
3 Injured, 1 Killed in Jacksonville SUV Vs. Semi Truck Crash | Jacksonville Truck Accident Lawyer
A recent tractor-trailer collision in Jacksonville is still under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol that left two girls, 8 and 10, and a 48-year-old woman injured and killed a 67-year-old woman. The 48-year-old woman was driving a Ford Explorer and traveled into the median that caused a chain reaction…
Fiery Tractor Trailer Accident On Miami’s Airport Expressway with Florida Rapper Tafia | Florida Truck Accident Lawyers Whittel & Melton
A fiery crash between Florida rapper Tafia and a tractor-trailer last month shut down all lanes of SR-112/Airport Expressway in the early morning hours. The collision occurred near NW 12th Avenue a short time after 3:30 a.m. The tractor-trailer driver claims the other vehicle involved in the crash was speeding…
Semi Truck Accident on I-95 First of 127 Collisions in 5 Years to be Fatal, FHP Data Shows | Florida Semi Truck Accident Attorneys Whittel & Melton
A semi truck lost control Tuesday and slammed into a car, resulting in the death of two young people. The accident occurred along Interstate 95 near Lem Turner Road is the same roadway that has been the crash site for more than 100 car crashes in the last five years,…
Trump Administration Suspends Safety Laws for Truck Drivers | Whittel & Melton
The federal administration that oversees regulations for America’s six million professional drivers has temporarily suspended a trucking safety law that’s been in place since 1938. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday evening that truck drivers who are moving goods “in support of emergency relief efforts related to the…