Involved In A Truck Accident? Car accidents and truck accidents can be very different. This is due to the fact that most truck drivers are employed by a trucking company. This is a very important distinction because legally it can imply that the driver’s employer – the trucking company – ... Read More »
Florida Highway Patrol says a 32-year-old man was killed after a crash that occurred on State Road 16. According to authorities, the crash occurred when the driver of the truck left the road and collided with a power pole. The crash shut down SR-16 in both directions near Penny Farms. ... Read More »
A 19-year-old Immokalee woman was killed after a crash on Corkscrew Road near Alico Road in Estero. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Corkscrew Road a mile east of Alico Road around 1:50 p.m. Troopers said a 24-year-old Immokalee man driving a sedan lost control and ... Read More »
The driver of a large semi-tractor trailer slammed his vehicle into a Mobile gas station located at 3250 Pembroke Road in Pembroke Park. According to authorities, the accident happened at approximately 7:26 a.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported and no gas pumps were struck, according to officials. A preliminary report ... Read More »
A box truck ended up on its side after it was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the Florida Turnpike in Doral, according to officials. Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along the northbound lanes near the Northwest 74th Street exit, ... Read More »
A 17-year-old girl was killed and several others suffered injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck and a car on Jacksonville’s Northside. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. in the 6700 block of Dunn Avenue. Authorities said a silver Honda Accord with five ... Read More »
Several people were hurt after an Old Town trolley overturned in St. Augustine. According to St. Johns County Fire Rescue, the crash happened between 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. at Charlotte Street and St. Francis Street. The trolley overturned while it was making a turn, St. Augustine Fire Department said. ... Read More »
A man was killed after trying to cross I-95 on foot in North Jacksonville. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 10:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Pecan Park Road. Officials said a semi-truck hit the 30-year-old man who was walking across the ... Read More »
A man is dead after a fatal crash involving two semi-trucks that shut down Bermont Road in Charlotte County. According to authorities, the crash happened around 10:40 a.m. at the intersection of Bermont and Chiquita Drive. The Florida Highway Patrol said the two trucks were heading toward each other on ... Read More »
Multiple injuries were reported by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office after a crash in the area of US Highway 17 involving a train. Deputies said an Amtrak train hit a semi-truck carrying drywall near the entrance of Seminole Electric shortly before 10 p.m. The scene is filled with multiple ambulances, ... Read More »
Rescue crews responded to a Naples intersection after two trucks collided. Authorities said at least one person was injured after a Ford F-350 and a flatbed truck crashed into each other at Collier Boulevard and Green Boulevard around 11:48 a.m. The injured person was taken to a nearby hospital for ... Read More »
A 33-year-old Punta Gorda woman and her 11-year-old passenger have died after a crash at State Road 31 and Little Farm Road, officials said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was pronounced dead on scene and the child died a day later in the hospital from his injuries. ... Read More »
Law enforcement is looking for the person accused of causing a crash in San Carlos Park and then leaving the scene, officials said. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said they responded to the crash on San Carlos Boulevard, east of Pine Road, just after 4 a.m. Authorities said two ... Read More »
One person was airlifted to the hospital after two semitrailers collided in Northwest Miami-Dade leading to the closure of eastbound West Okeechobee Road. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel said they responded to the crash in the area of Northwest 117th Avenue and West Okeechobee Road just ... Read More »
One person was injured after a truck overturned in Downtown Jacksonville. According to a witness of the crash, the truck was traveling under a bridge on Bay Street with its back raised, causing it to hit the bridge and overturn. Authorities said the truck appears to be the only vehicle ... Read More »
A woman was killed in a crash in Arcadia on NW Lily Avenue just north of State Road 70. Florida Highway Patrol confirmed the 21-year-old driver of a pick-up truck was approaching a right curve north of SR 70 on Lily Avenue when she failed to negotiate the curve which ... Read More »
A driver suffered serious injuries after a dump truck hauling gravel flipped on State Road 82 in Collier County. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed SR 82 is closed in both directions near Gator Slough Road due to the rollover crash. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash remains under investigation ... Read More »
A man was killed after the dump truck he was driving overturned in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Hialeah, authorities confirmed. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. near Mile Marker 39, according to officials. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho said the driver lost control of the truck ... Read More »
One person was seriously injured after a train hit a truck in a crash on Phillips Highway (US 1) and Gran Bay Parkway near the St. Johns County line, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JFRD said a maintenance locomotive and a Ford F-150 were involved in the ... Read More »
A 39-year-old North Fort Myers man died Tuesday in an accident while driving a scooter at the intersection of US 41 and Tangelo Road in Punta Gorda. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 2 p.m. and involved a FedEx truck and a scooter. Troopers said the ... Read More »
