A little luck was on the side of Tommy Hanson, an Atlanta Braves baseball player, who was involved in a one-car accident Monday. The accident may have left him with a possible concussion.
The car accident happened around 7 a.m. when he blew a tire while rounding a curve near the Disney World property, just outside of Orlando, Florida. Hanson said that when the tire blew, it pulled him off the road and he crashed into the ditch. He then contacted police, who were dispatched to the scene.
Car accidents are a daily occurrence on our roadways, but what happens to law enforcement officials when they are involved in an accident? A recent investigation by the Orlando Sentinel has found that most cases are dropped and the law enforcers are rarely charged. This is angering those that have lost love ones who were involved in car accidents with the police.
From 2006 to 2010, 118 people were killed in fatal crashes involving Florida law enforcement vehicles according to the Orlando Sentinel. In analyzing the five years worth of data, in 32 accidents that killed 33 people, officers were at least partially to blame and in 10 of those crashes, the officers were solely to blame. In just these 32 accidents, the data showed that only two officers were prosecuted, four were ticketed, nine were killed and 17 faced no charges or tickets.
A mother crossing the road with her child wasn't enough to protect her child from being struck by a car while crossing an intersection in Florida. The boy, 9, was taken to a local hospital where he is in critical condition.
The 19-year-old driver struck the child, who was riding his bike as he crossed an intersection with his mother. The boy and his mother were not in a crosswalk when the accident occurred and the driver did see the child, but he wasn't able to stop in time and ended up crashing into him.
Early Sunday morning, 11 people were killed when numerous car accidents broke out on Interstate 75 just South of Gainesville, Florida. The cause was a deadly combination of fog and smoke from a nearby marsh fire.
In the wake of the tragedy, many people are wondering why drivers were allowed onto the road in the first place. Because of the poor conditions, the same stretch of highway had been shut down just hours before.
Two tragic motor vehicle pileups in Florida grabbed national headlines this week after poor driving conditions led to numerous collisions and 11 people being killed. The deadly motor vehicle accidents occurred early Sunday morning on Interstate 75, just south of Gainesville.
Previously, officials said that 10 people had been killed in the accidents, but a third body was discovered in a wrecked pickup truck and the death toll was increased to 11. These are two of the worst vehicle pileups to ever occur in the state, and several victims are yet to be identified because of the destruction.
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A busload of Florida residents experienced a traumatic commute on Tuesday when a Miami-Dade transit bus was hit by a FedEx delivery truck. According to reports, there were 18 people from the crowded bus, including the bus driver, who had to be taken to area hospitals for treatment.
The scene of the truck accident was hectic as many passengers were being unloaded on stretchers, and some through the bus windows. One of the passengers injured was a 16-year-old girl who is wheelchair-bound, officials said. Luckily, none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
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When we visit a hospital in Florida or anywhere else we trust that we will leave the hospital in better condition than when we arrived. However, this is not always the case.
Serious medical errors are made all too often in Florida and the rest of the country. Medical malpractice can result in permanent side effects to the patient, and even death. Some of the most common medical errors involve botched surgeries or the failure to diagnose illnesses.
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This week, a highway safety advocacy group released a report grading all states on their traffic laws. The grading was based on the adoption of 15 basic traffic safety laws intended to curb motor vehicle accidents. Florida received a "yellow" ranking, meaning that the organization feels its laws need improvement.
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety said the 15 models laws are all based upon recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board. A few issues the model laws address are seat belt and child seat usage, drunk driving, teen driving and texting while driving.
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Imagine waiting for months for a trip to Orlando, Florida, only to get into a serious car accident after arriving at the airport. Unfortunately, the airport can be a crowded and hectic place, which can lead to car accidents if drivers aren't careful.
Yesterday, it was reported that two people were seriously injured in an accident at Orlando International airport near Terminal B. Police said that the accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when a car and van carrying at least 15 passengers collided.
Orange County residents know that driving in busy traffic can be very stressful. In such situations, it is especially important to pay close attention to sudden and subtle changes in traffic, and to try to look out for all other vehicles in or near the roadway. In order to prevent car accidents and serious injuries, individuals who get behind the wheel of a car must demonstrate a reasonable degree of caution toward other drivers, no matter the size or type of their vehicles.
With these issues in mind, Orlando residents may be saddened to hear of a fatal car accident that occurred recently on the John Young Parkway during the early-morning hours. A scooter was travelling southbound ahead of a vehicle driven by a 32-year-old male from Orlando. The driver of the car evidently did not notice the scooter on the road ahead of him and barreled into the smaller vehicle. The 32-year-old scooter driver was killed. A recent news report indicated that that the man was deceased at the scene of the collision.
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