According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 27-year old woman, driving on northbound Interstate 75 about 1:00 a.m. crashed into a big-rig; she was critically injured. The woman crashed into the rear of the truck, causing her vehicle to spin into the grass median. The woman was taken to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition. [...]
Big-rig dumps lumber on Interstate 95
According to Florida Highway Patrol, a big-rig hauling lumber flipped on Interstate 95 recently in Jacksonville. The incident happened during the lunchtime hour, causing a traffic backup for over an hour. The incident is being investigated to determine why the driver lost control and flipped the big-rig.
Big-rig kills a man in a wheelchair
A man in a wheelchair crossing a street in Hialeah in mid-morning recently was hit by a tractor-trailer. The man was dragged about 500 feet when he became pinned to the front of the truck. Before an emergency team could get the man to a hospital, he died. The police are investigating this fatal [...]
Three-vehicle accidents on State Road 77
An Enterprise semi-truck driver was involved in a three-vehicle accident in Northwest Florida recently. The driver, 29-year old man was on the north side of State Road 77 in Bay County early the other morning when a Ford bus, crossed into the lane in front of the semi-truck and abruptly stopped. The semi could not [...]
Semi-truck and train crash in Plant City
The railroad crossing at Paul Buchman Highway in Hillsborough was the scene of a truck and train collision during nighttime rush-hour traffic. The train crashed into the center of the semi-truck, which was hauling chicken manure. The semi-truck driver, suffered chest pains and was taken to a hospital in Zephyrhills. He said the tracks [...]
Car crashed into a tractor-trailer in Madison County
A 49-year old man was traveling west with a 26-year old woman on Interstate 10 in Madison County when his car blew a tire, causing him to lose control and hit a tractor-trailer. The vehicle overturned several times, hit a tree and came to an abrupt stop. The couple were treated at the scene for serious [...]
Florida Highway Patrol trooper crashes into a big-rig
A Florida Highway Patrol officer was injured in Gainesville on northbound Interstate 75 the other morning. The officer somehow hit a guardrail and wedged his patrol car under a big rig. The big rig, in turn, crashed into an SUV hauling a trailer. The accident stopped traffic for several hours when it blocked two [...]
Garbage truck accidents
Garbage truck accidents do not make the news as much as other trucks do, but each year people are killed or seriously injured by one. There are many reasons one of these trucks can cause an accident with a pedestrian or bicycle rider. The reasons include negligence on the driver’s part. Florida garbage truck drivers [...]
18-wheeler accident causes fatality
An accident between an 18-wheeler and an SUV on the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Volusia County left one person dead and another hospitalized. The driver of the 18-wheeler, slammed into the back of the SUV in the early hours of the morning causing the SUV to flip over. The truck driver was [...]
Pedestrian killed crossing Tampa intersection
Recently, at the very moment a semi-trailer truck driver was turning left, a pedestrian, was stepping off the sidewalk. He was hit and killed by the truck. The truck driver, said he never saw the pedestrian. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m. Family members are not sure [...]