Automobile Accidents

• Punta Gorda Hit and Run Driver Nabbed by Man on Moped

  Sandy Grinnell | March 04, 2008 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  An 82-yer-old Canadian man has been arrested for a hit and run accident thanks to a man travelling on a moped who witnessed the accident. The Canadain suspect was driving near Arcadia when he rammed his vehicle into a golf cart driven by a 77 year-old man. According to the witness, the driver got out of his car, looked at the situation, then got back into his vehicle and drove on down the...

• Two Killed in I-4 Crash

  Diego Madrigal | March 03, 2008 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A motorcyclist and a car passenger were killed early Sunday morning in a tragic wreck on I-4. A speeding BMW was reportedly racing another vehicle when it came upon the motorcyclist and was unable to stop. Earlier reports indicated that the BMW attempted to take evasive action but failed and still hit the motorcycle. The BMW then rolled over, ejecting passengers. The driver may also have...

• Head On Crash; 3 Seriously Injured; 2 Teens Hospitalized; Again, No Seat-Belt

  Mike Damaso | February 28, 2008 7:28 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Late Sunday in Brevard County, 2 teenagers were airlifted from the scene of a collision in serious condition and flown to the hospital. Unfortunately, it appears it is the result of not wearing seat-belts. Another man was seriously injured. According to an article in the Orlando Sentinel, an 18 year-old woman was speeding when she lost control on a curve and crashed head-on with another car,...

• Man Killed in Crash; Not Wearing Seat-belt

  Mike Damaso | February 26, 2008 7:03 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Orlando Sentinel reported that a man was killed Friday afternoon when his 2006 Ford Expedition drifted into an oncoming lane, struck a mailbox, and ran into a fence. The crash occurred in Brevard County. The driver, Richard A. Granim, 63, of Apopka, was pronounced dead at Palm Bay Hospital. The article reports that Mr. Garmin was not wearing his seat-belt, but does not say anything else...

• Dangers of Driving While Texting

  Ed Normand | February 23, 2008 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Recent studies have confirmed what most of us know already: that driving while using a cell phone is highly dangerous. In fact, after just 3 minutes of driving and talking on a cell phone there is a higher risk of an auto accident than when the driver is legally impaired with a .08 percent blood alcohol level. The theory is that one has to concentrate to such a degree when talking on the...

• Alcohol-related Accident Results in Orlando's Eighth Fatality

  Sandy Grinnell | February 21, 2008 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A young 20 year-old woman lost her life in an early this morning crash. The woman apparently had been drinking before she got behind the wheel and drove extremely fast up Semoran Blvd. She lost control of her Mitsubishi Eclipse, went through the median and struck a Hummer H2 driven by a 19 year-old boy. The impact of the Hummer on the side of her Eclipse made it flip over and end up on its...

• Deadly School Bus Crash in Rural Minnesota

  Sandy Grinnell | February 20, 2008 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Four students were killed and at least 11 others were injured when a school bus was hit broadside by a van near Cottonwood MN. The collision caused the bus to collide with a pickup truck and then flip over on it side. The first driver to come upon the scene called 911 and ran to the bus where the bus driver was calling for help to get the children out of the escape hatch in the top of the bus. ...

• Auto Safety Bill for Children Approved by the Senate

  Sandy Grinnell | February 18, 2008 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In response to the number of children killed each year in "non-traffic" auto accidents, the Senate has approved a bill which was sent to President Bush last Thursday. Last year there were 230 children killed from being backed over, choked by electric windows, or run over by cars that rolled out of park. The safety features include an interlock brake system that prevents cars from being moved...

• Baby Left Behind in Hit and Run Accident

  Sandy Grinnell | February 14, 2008 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A five-month old baby, who was not in a child seat, was reportedly left behind by her father who was later arrested on hit and run accident. Orlando PD were chasing down what they thought was a stolen vehicle when the driver sped off. Shortly after OPD found the vehicle that had been in an automobile accident at South Street and OBT. When the police approached the vehicle they were surprised...

• Tragic Accident Strikes Pompano Beach Family

  Sandy Grinnell | February 13, 2008 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A little boy, only 4 years-old, tragically lost his life last Friday night in a car driven by his 23 year-old mother. The young boy was riding in the front seat of a Ford Contour, unfortunately not wearing his seatbelt, when his mother lost control of the vehicle. The car left her lane of traffic, travelled across into the opposite lane, and struck another vehicle. The driver and two other...