Automobile Accidents

• Insurance Institute Recommends SUV's Have Stronger Roof Strength

  Sandy Grinnell | March 13, 2008 6:38 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has issued a study on the relatiionship of roof strength in SUV's and injuries sustained in an automobile accident involving a rollover. The study reveals that "roof strength definitely influences injury risk."All passenger vehicles currently on the market meet, some even exceed, the governmental standard for roof strength. Yet, 35% of all...

• Critical Injuries in Hit and Run Accident

  Sandy Grinnell | March 10, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A 21 year-old woman was critically injured and her 20 year-old male passenger was seriously injured in a hit and run near Panama City Florida last Friday. It was felt that rain-slick conditions contributed to the two car crash. The vehicle that left the scene was a white or silver Scion that drove into the path of the the GMC Blazer. The Blazer hit the Scion and rolled over, throwing both...

• Heavy Rains Cause Two Semi-Tractor Accidents

  Sandy Grinnell | March 07, 2008 8:53 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Two tractor-trailers crashed in unrelated accidents at the same overpass on I-4 in Winter Park last night.At about 11:30 pm a semi lost control on the Wymore overpass and crashed into the guardrail. The tractor ended up hanging over Wymore Road. There were no reports on the condition of the driver, but it took workers serveral hours to clean up the fuel spill.Then at 3:30 am another...

• Teenger Credits Seatbelt for Saving His Life

  Sandy Grinnell | March 07, 2008 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  At least one young man heeded the seatbelt warning and feels that deed alone saved his life. Reportedly the 18 year-old from the Panhandle of Florida was driving across the Pensacola Bay on Three Mile Bridge Monday. A gust of wind thought to be 30 to 35 miles per hour hit his SUV as he changed to the outside lane. The young man said "The whole drive the car was shaking because the winds were...

• Truck Roll-over Kills Driver Without a Seatbelt

  Sandy Grinnell | March 06, 2008 6:39 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A 50 year-old Eustis man was almost home when he lost control of his pickup just enough so that he caught the shoulder of the road on a curve. The pickup rolled over and ended up resting against a fence. Unfortunately the driver was not wearing his seatbelt and was partially thrown from the vehicle and was trapped beneath it. He did not survive the accident.Jay Hamburg of the Olando Sentinel...

• Officer in Crash, in Patrol Car, Positive Urine Test

  Mike Damaso | March 04, 2008 10:46 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Casselberry Police officer was suspended after a minor traffic crash late Saturday Night or Sunday Morning. Thankfully, no one was hurt. A urine test on the officer was positive for a foreign substance, but the article in the Orlando Sentinel did not state what the substance was or provide any specifics regarding the collision. The officer was suspended.

• 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...