Florida State Road 520 Car Crash Kills Elderly Woman, Injures Two Others
At approximately 3:20pm Saturday afternoon, a Cadillac driven by an elderly Brevard woman was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of State Road 520 and Lake Poinsett Road according to authorities. The driver, 77-year-old Jene Hollard then proceeded through the intersection directly in front of an oncoming pickup truck. The truck struck Cadillac, causing the vehicle to rollover. Mrs. Hollard was killed and the two occupants of the pickup truck were sent to Wuesthoff Medical Center with injuries.
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Palm Bay becomes First Central Florida City to Remove Red Light Cameras
In a move that Orlando auto accident attorneys are following closely, Palm Bay authorities recently voted to remove red light cameras installed in the city in 2009. In a recent meeting of city planners, officials voted 4 to 1 to remove red light cameras, making Palm Bay the first central Florida city to remove them. During the meeting, city officials decided not to renew their contract with Gatso, the company that installed the cameras and takes part of the revenue from each fine. Palm Bay’s contract with the company is set to expire in April 2014.
Man Killed in Tragic Accident on Highway 192
Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigating a recent auto accident on Highway 192 near Deer Park Road involving a Volkswagen passenger car and a four-door Infiniti said that the impact caused the Infiniti to split into two pieces. Troopers say that the accident fatally injured a passenger of the Infiniti, who was thrown from the wreckage by the impact. The victim, a 25-year-old Cape Canaveral man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers report that the accident closed U.S. 192 for several hours while investigators pieced together evidence from the scene.
Accidents, Red Light Runners Decrease at Orange County Intersection Equipped with Red Light Cameras
Orlando auto accident lawyer James O. Cunningham has been following the debate about red light cameras for several years now. He fully supports installing these devices because studies have shown that when drivers know the cameras are installed at an intersection, they are much less likely to disobey traffic signals. Opponents of the cameras say that they are more of a revenue stream for cities, counties and the companies who make the cameras and are not effective at preventing accidents at intersections.
FHP Employs Database to Track Auto Accidents and Address Problem Areas
Florida Highway Patrol Capt. Keith Gaston is using a newly formed database and computer models to track Florida auto accident data and help the law enforcement community identify trends. Capt. Gaston began working on the database nearly ten years ago when he was a graduate student at the University of North Florida. He wanted to develop a way for police to collect and analyze accident information in order to better serve their communities. What began with a single handheld GPS device has now become an innovative program at the University of Florida.
Florida Texting Bill Filed in the State Senate
Will Florida finally pass a substantive ban on texting while driving? James O. Cunningham and other Orlando personal injury lawyers certainly hope so. The most recent attempt to enact a texting ban in Florida was filed in the Senate on Nov. 21. If passed, the bill (SB 52) would ban drivers from sending or reading texts, emails and other electronic messages while driving but would not prevent them from reading weather alerts, maps and other navigational tools and safety information.
Florida Drunk Driver Faces Charges After Colliding With Two Police Cars
Palm Bay police officers believe that the man who drove his car into two patrol cars on Nov. 26 was intoxicated at the time of the accident. The 61-year-old man suffered minor injuries in the accident, which occurred around 10 p.m. that evening. Police say he was traveling southbound on Babcock Street when he drove his pickup truck into the rear of one police car and pushed it into another, totaling one car and extensively damaging the other. Officers were assisting a driver with a disabled car when the accident occurred and were not injured in the collisions. The suspect was taken to a Palm Bay hospital for treatment, and police say that they expect to file charges against the driver, pending their investigation.
Sanford Man Charged in Fatal DUI Accident
A 39-year-old Sanford man has been charged with DUI manslaughter and other charges in connection with a fatal auto accident in March 2012. Tests confirmed that the man was under the influence of drugs when he caused the fatal Lake County auto accident that claimed the life of a three-year-old girl. Toxicology tests revealed that the man was under the influence of Xanax and Oxycodone on March 13 at levels that impaired his ability to operate his vehicle.
Woman Crashes Car Into Orlando Building
Orlando police officers are investigating an early morning accident involving a car that drove into a metal recycling center at 3 a.m. one recent morning. Police say that the woman driving the car drove it into the offices of the Brothers Scrap Metals public recycling center at 420 South Norton Avenue in Orlando. They say that the incident was recorded on video from the center’s surveillance camera. The video shows the office immediately prior and for a few moments after the car drove through the front of the building.
Ten People Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Orlando Accident Involving Lynx Bus
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a recent multi-vehicle Orlando auto accident involving a Lynx bus and two other vehicles that sent ten people to area hospitals. Troopers say the accident occurred on south Rio Grande Avenue when a 1996 Pontiac Grand Am driven by an 18-year-old Orlando woman drove onto Rio Grande Avenue from 42nd Avenue. Troopers report that the driver of the Grand Am was westbound on 42nd Avenue when she sped out from a stop sign and drove into the path of the Lynx bus. They say that the driver of the bus tried to take evasive action but had no time to stop. Her bus collided with the Grand Am and pushed it into a 2002 Pontiac driven by a 61-year-old Orlando woman.
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