A semi driver killed Wednesday after he was crushed when his load shifted while yielding to a fire truck near St. Cloud was identified by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office this week. The 32-year-old Orlando driver stopped his semi abruptly to yield to an Osceola County fire truck turning onto…
A bicyclist was killed Wednesday after being hit by a garbage truck, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Officials with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue believe the crash happened at around 9:50 a.m. near Old Boynton Beach Road and Lawrence Road. When firefighters arrived at the scene they found…
General Motors was hit last week with another lawsuit brought on by more than 650 people who were allegedly injured or killed in accidents involving cars that have been recalled this year for faulty ignition switches. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court by a Texas-based attorney. Dozens of…
A federal judge in Texas has declared a mistrial in the possible billion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit involving the popular Trinity guardrails that line our nation’s highways. According to a U.S. district judge, there were “serious concerns” regarding witness testimony associated with the defendant, highway manufacturing giant Trinity Industries. The whistleblower and…
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…
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…
According to a new report, the overall number of staged auto accidents in Florida so an insurance claim could be filed has dropped by more than half since the laws governing personal-injury protection were reformed. The number of PIP claims involving accidents that appear to have been deliberately caused plummeted…
Kendrick, FL – A 22-year-old motorcyclist who crashed into a dump truck Tuesday morning is still in critical condition at Ocala Regional Medical Center. The driver of the truck, a 57-year-old Summerfield man, was not injured. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the motorcyclist was heading north on Northwest Gainesville…
A 44-year-old Chiefland truck driver was killed Nov. 2 in a fiery accident that closed northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Fowler Avenue for six hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old Tampa woman was merging onto I-75 north when she crossed into the path of a Panama…
A north Florida man was seriously injured late Friday when a tractor-trailer making a left hand turn ran over his legs. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was sitting on the shoulder of a Suwannee County road when the semitrailer’s left rear tires ran over his legs. The…