A driver was killed in a road rage incident in the early morning hours of Monday near South Kirkman Road in Orlando. According to reports, the accident happened around 12:45 a.m. Monday when two cars pulled off Windhover Drive near Universal Studios. Orlando police believe one of the drivers was…
More than 500 passengers and crew were evacuated on Wednesday from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico’s north coast. The fire occurred aboard the Caribbean Fantasy, a combination cruise and ferry vessel, as the U.S. Coast Guard began bringing passengers into the San Juan harbor. The Coast…
A boy has fallen from a classic wooden roller coaster at a western Pennsylvania amusement park. A spokesman for Idlewild and SoakZone amusement park says the child fell from the ride Thursday afternoon. A Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher says the child was conscious and airlifted to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,…
A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot tall waterslide at a waterpark in Kansas Sunday. The boy was decapitated on the “Verruckt” raft ride at the Schlitterbahn WaterPark in Kansas City, Kansas. The boy was in a raft with two women who were not related to him…
A teen on a skateboard in Deltona was critically injured Sunday after an SUV hit him. According to Volusia County deputies, the incident occurred around 6:44 p.m. The SUV was traveling north on Providence Boulevard near Tacoma Avenue when the victim entered the roadway from the sidewalk. The SUV struck…
A truck driver that was arrested in a crash on Interstate 80 that killed a Minnesota couple and their three children has his first court appearance Tuesday. The Keith County Court’s office said the 53-year-old Baker, Florida man, is facing five counts of felony motor vehicle homicide and one count…
Police say a 5-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool at a Jacksonville home. Neighbors called the homeowner Wednesday afternoon after a child went missing. The homeowner was working nearby so he checked his backyard surveillance video on his cellphone and saw a child in the pool. He called…
A 40-year-old woman was bitten on the arm by what wildlife officials think was a nearly 11-foot alligator earlier this month in Seminole County. The bite occurred at about 2:30 p.m. while the woman was wading in the water in the Little Big Econ River in the Chuluota area of…
A cruise should be a fun and safe time. And while most cruises remain fun and injury free, there are ways to be hurt while on a cruise. The following are the most common cruise ship accidents: Slip and falls or trip and falls: Cruise ship staff are required to…
An Amelia Island man is suing two companies after his son, a former college professor, died while being transported across the country in a private prison van. According to the lawsuit, he had been sick and lost 46 pounds in 10 days, but prison guards ignored his ailments. An autopsy…