A total of ten people were injured in a school bus crash on Monday near Walt Disney World. According to Orange County Fire Rescue officials, 50 students were on the bus headed to a local middle school. Nine of those students were transported to local hospitals with injuries. The crash…
A 72-year-old man was killed after being struck by four vehicles near the intersection of County Road 44 and South Fish Camp Road in Grand Island northwest of Eustis shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the Fruitland Park man was on the south shoulder of County…
A Mount Dora man injured while riding his 2008 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle last month passed away recently. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the 51-year-old died Monday, Dec. 30, at 1:03 p.m. at Ocala Regional Medical Center. His 49-year-old wife, also of Mount Dora, remains at ORMC. The accident…
Two boys riding dirt bikes are recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car on Christmas Eve. The boys, 13 and 16, were riding their bikes around Southwest 66th Terrace and Southwest 28th Street when a Nissan Altima hit them around 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Miramar…
This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, which serves as a reminder to us all just how important it is to make sure our children are secured properly in their car or booster seats. Failing to do so could be the difference between life and death if your child…
Gov. Rick Scott has made it official: texting and driving is now illegal in the state of Florida. On Tuesday, May 28, Scott traveled to Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami, where a press conference was held to sign a bill passed by the Florida Legislature that…
An Amtrak train struck a car stopped on railroad tracks on the Westside of Jacksonville Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. State troopers said a 55-year-old woman was heading east on Timuquana Road on the Westside when the car became disabled on the tracks at the intersection of…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, manufacturers filed for more than 650 safety recalls in 2012 affecting more than 17.8 million vehicles, child seats and vehicle equipment. Additionally, the NHTSA prompted the recall of more than 9 million vehicles and 60,000 items of vehicle equipment, such as child…
A 41-year-old father and his three kids were killed Friday night in a car crash in Lake County. The man apparently lost control of his 2009 Mercedes Benz around 6:45 p.m. on State Road 33. Florida Highway Patrol troopers do not know what caused the man to lose control of…
A 20-year-old Florida Army National Guardsman was killed Tuesday after the Humvee he was driving rolled over and crashed on U.S. 301 in Lawtey. The West Point, Ga., man was flown by helicopter to Shands at the University of Florida, but passed away a short time later. According to the…