Automobile Accidents

• Two Car Accident in Seffner Injures Two People

  Shannon Weidemann | June 22, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A two car accident on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seffner has ended with two people with serious injuries. They are both being treated at a local hospital. The accident was early on Friday morning around 3:00 a.m. Early indications from authorities are that a car that was traveling west on MLK Boulevard struck a car that was headed south on CR 579. Witnesses to the crash told...

• Tractor-Trailer Accident on Tampa Highway

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2007 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Today at 12:50 P.M. there was a tractor-trailer accident in the southbound lanes of I-275. The tractor-trailer hit the back of another truck and flipped over, spilling the contents of the truck, which was full of sand. There were no injuries reported in the accident.All but one lane of South I-275. remained closed until 2:50 P.M. today because crews had to clean the mess left by the...

• San Francisco Pedestrian Injured in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 29, 2007 10:56 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A hit and run driver in San Francisco struck an elderly pedestrian as he was crossing the road. The pedestrian accident happened at the intersection of California Street and Hyde Street. "He ended up on the hood of the vehicle and the vehicle continued for about 25 feet with the victim on the hood," Gittens said. "The suspect stopped the vehicle, and the victim rolled off the hood onto the...

• 737 Crashes in Cameroon

  Tom Young | May 05, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Officials say that a Kenya Airways 737 with 114 people aboard crashed shortly after taking off from the southern Cameroon city of Douala today. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 series, carried passengers from at least 20 countries. The aircraft was only six months old.Heavy rain in the area may have contributed to the accident. The wreckage has not yet been found, and the weather, along with dense...

• Distracted Drivers Growing In Numbers

  Bob Carroll | January 24, 2007 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Driving While Distracted is rapidly replacing Driving Under The Influence as the most serious driving misbehavior in the country.80% of Drivers are Guilty of DWD; Be Careful Out ThereYou've seen them in your rear view mirror or in the car next to you. Sometimes they're putting on makeup while steering with their knees, punching text messages into a phone without ever looking up at the road, or...

• Pedestrians Do Not "Materialize" In Path Of Vehicles

  Bob Carroll | January 19, 2007 5:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A news item about a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle reminds me of some past experiences in similar situations.Teen in critical after being hit by carSt. Petersburg, Florida - A girl struck by a car on Wednesday night has been identified as an 18-year-old Largo High School student.St. Petersburg Police say a driver didn't see Alicia Tergeson until she was right in front of the car. Tergeson...

• Suit Against Bars Permitted In Some Cases

  Bob Carroll | January 13, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida law makes it difficult to sue a liquor-serving establishment for the act of serving a patron even an excessive amount of alcohol. By statute bars, taverns and restaurants are given immunity in most cases. However, there are some situations which still can result in legal liability for the serving of alcohol. One would be the circumstances described in this out-of-state report.Mass....

• President Bush, The Trucker-In-Chief, Does Deregulation Better Than War

  Bob Carroll | December 03, 2006 5:20 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The death of Dorris Edwards around Thanksgiving in 2004 when her SUV was crushed by a tractor-trailer can be traced to the cozy relationship between the trucking industry and the Bush Administration.As Dorris Edwards slowed for traffic near Kingdom City, Mo., on her way home from a Thanksgiving trip in 2004, an 18-wheeler slammed into her Jeep Cherokee.The truck crushed the sport-utility vehicle...

• A Seatbelt Saved Me

  Bob Carroll | November 15, 2006 7:17 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Buckling up is something we do with little thought. Except for those of us who have survived serious automobile crashes because we were wearing our seatbelts.Seatbelts Save Lives In Car AccidentA car hit a guardrail and launched over it - plummeting 30 feet into a shallow stream. This car accident occurred on Providence Road in Northbridge Thursday. Luckily the driver and two passengers...

• Student's Backpack Snagged By Passing Truck

  Bob Carroll | November 10, 2006 6:45 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  All of the facts are not in, but we have learned of a new hazard associated with backpacks and walking to school. Hopefully, this youngster will recover from his injuries. And, hopefully, the rest of us (parents, children and drivers) will be alerted to this dangerous scenario.Orlando boy's backpack strap get caught by moving truck Orlando, Florida - Highway officials say a moving truck...