Over the course of 9 ½ hours, between May 9 and 10, three men were killed in three separate Florida car accidents. The first of the three car accidents took place just prior to midnight on Wednesday night on Northwest 115th Avenue in Marion. It appears as though it was a single-vehicle crash. The vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree after trying to over-correct from traveling onto the shoulder. The passenger in the car was killed, and the driver was transported to the hospital for serious injuries.
Car accidents: Pedestrian injured, driver flees scene
As our readers know, motorists have a duty to pay careful attention to their surroundings, especially at night. If a car accident occurs, any motorist involved owes an additional duty to render what assistance they can, which may just be calling 911. However, if they instead flee the scene, then that may expose them to criminal liability, even if they were not negligent in causing the car accident.
Unfortunately, whether because they panic or another reason, some motorists fail to stop after striking another vehicle or a pedestrian. As was the case with a Florida hit-and-run accident in Ocala just before midnight on May 4.
Woman sustains car accident injuries after heated dispute
All Florida residents know that arguments can become heated. However, no one expects for an argument to accelerate to the point where one person purposely runs over another with a vehicle. That is supposedly what happened to one woman in Alachua, at which time the victim sustained serious injuries from a deliberate car accident.
Apparently, two women got into a heated argument in front of the victim's home on Northwest Third Terrace around 4:30 p.m. on April 25. The victim was outside of a vehicle, and the suspect was operating the car.
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Possible wrongful death: 2 killed after truck veers off road
A wrongful death claim generally stems from a fatal accident caused by the negligent or willful conduct of another. That may have been the case when two Florida pedestrians were killed April 25 in Marion County after a flatbed truck veered off the road. While authorities continue to investigate the fatal crash, it may well be that a wrongful death claim may be appropriate.
A man and a woman were standing on the sidewalk in Silver Springs beside East State Road. According to witnesses, an eastbound flatbed truck on SR 40 veered to the left, crossed over the westbound lanes of traffic and jumped the curb before striking the two pedestrians. The truck reportedly dragged the two bodies for several yards. The truck then crashed through the Relax Inn Motel parking lot and came inches from landing in the motel pool.
The 64-year-old truck driver was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. According to the police report, the truck driver complained that he had some type of medical condition. He says he was coughing heavily, causing him to black out behind the wheel.
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Three motorcycle wrecks remind motorists to watch for riders
If Gainesville, Florida residents needed any reminder, a recent rash of motorcycle accidents should have underscored the dangers that can come with hopping on the driver's seat of these types of vehicle.
A 28-year-old man from Summerfield was recently tied up in a deadly crash that took place in Williston. This most recent crash came days after another man was killed in a separate motorcycle accident in Belleview. Yet another biker was critically injured during an accident that happened in Gainesville, making the recent week a particularly hazardous one for drivers on two wheels.
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Florida man killed after being ejected from his motorcycle
A fatality from a traffic crash is something that could lead to a wrongful death lawsuit or another civil claim by a victim's family. There were not enough facts available in a recent north Florida motorcycle crash case to ascertain if the victim's family could make such a claim, but any potential claims would be evaluated by a qualified attorney.
According to a local news report, one driver's mistake turned fatal for a 21-year-old Ocala man. He was killed during a crash that began with a poorly timed left turn made by an 85-year-old female driver.
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Florida man killed after being thrown from pickup
It is difficult to ascertain when young drivers graduate from being inexperienced to having a more seasoned approach behind the wheel. As we often hear about through the media, youthful inexperience at driving, can lead to serious injuries and even death.
Two young men, age 23, from Umatilla, were injured in an accident recently, one of the men died from his injuries.
Gainesville man injured in collision with semi truck
A Gainesville man was seriously injured in a truck accident when his smaller van crashed head-on into a semi-trailer. The impact between the smaller vehicle and the semi could have been more devastating, even deadly.
In this case, a local media report indicated that the injured driver had been driving on Williston Road. His van was headed westbound on Williston Road near the intersection of Southeast Fourth Street when it crossed over the median and collided head-on with the semi-trailer.
Bike week was one of the deadliest on record for Florida
"Watch for motorcycles" has been a popular bumper sticker mantra for quite some time. The smaller vehicles, motorcycles, aren't always readily seen by automobile and truck drivers. Nowadays, with the epidemic problem of driver inattention, it is even more of a hazard for motorcycle riders; coupled with the existing dangers of sharing the road with motorists under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Those riders passionate about taking to the open road with the wind in their hair also know all too well to be wary of those on the road around them.
The Volusia area has seen its fair share of motorcycle accidents recently. In fact, during Bike Week alone, seven fatalities have been reported.
Florida passes PIP reform with uncertain impact
Gainesville residents who sustain injuries in car accidents might be interested to know that Florida lawmakers recently passed reforms concerning Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance.
The primary mover behind this new legislation was Republican Governor, Rick Scott. He desired that the state reform the PIP laws to reduce fraud. He believes that PIP fraud contributes to higher insurance premiums for all Florida insured.
