InjuryBoard Gainesville / Ocala

Head restraints in several passenger vehicles provided marginal or poor protection against neck injuries and whiplash, the insurance industry reported today in new crash test results. Only 22 of 75 vehicles tested in a simulated rear crash at 20 miles per hour received the top score of good from the Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The vehicles were tested on a crash...

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A 30-year-old woman was killed when the car she was a passenger in was hit by a tire from a semi-truck. The accident happened early Monday morning on I-75 outside of Ocala. The car was headed north when the front wheels on a semi-truck heading south broke off the truck and came across the median. The semi-truck driver did not stop.Lt. Mike Thomas said the truck driver stopped at a Petro Truck...

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Margaret Ann McGuire a resdient of Palm Coast and the wife of former police union executive and one-time Flagler County Commissioner Pat McGuire -- died Friday in a traffic accident on U.S. 1 in Palm Coast. Mrs. McGuire was killed when her car hit the back of a trailer being pulled by a dump truck. At the time of the crash the dump truck was trying to make a U-turn on U.S. 1 just past Seminole...

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A man died in a car accident Monday afternoon. He was a 75-year-old trucking company owner who split time between Central Florida and Richmond, Va. He owned Butler Transport for 25 years in Richmond. His Florida home was in Leesburg. It's possible he was heading to or from her home when the crash happened.The victim was eastbound on County Road 486 in Citrus Hills at about 4:15 p.m. Monday...

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Menu Foods, a pet food manufacturer based in Canada has announced a recall of 60 million cans and foil pouches of dog and cat food. The food may cause kidney failure and even death in cats and dogs. A spokeswoman for the Allegany County Animal Shelter in Cumberland said that while she has not seen any animals displaying symptoms of kidney failure, she has received numerous inquires about the...

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Heavy fog and smoke on The Florida Turnpike near Orlando caused a 13-vehicle wreck. The crash resulted in 5 wrongful deaths. Four other people were injured. All five deaths occurred during the second crash, Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement. No one was injured in the first or third crashes. Two people from Boynton Beach and one person from Gainesville were killed in the accident. A...

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If you are injured in a car accident you should know the basics about car insurance. Different automobile insurance coverage provides payment for different things. Generally a combination of insurance coverage from your automobile insurance policy, the automobile insurance policy of the vehicle you may have been riding in, or the automobile insurance policy for the other vehicle or vehicles...

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PIP car insurance coverage usually provides up to $10,000 to cover medical costs, lost wages and death benefits for individuals injured or killed in car accidents. Enacted in 1971, PIP is due to end this fall unless the Florida Legislature acts to renew the law. Auto insurance companies say they want PIP to end so they reduce car insurance premiums in Florida. However, PIP's end would shift the...

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Sometimes with a car accident or other emergency law enforcement have a hard time finding a family member to contact. The Florida Driver and Vehicle Information Database has now been changed so that anyone with a driver's license or state identification card can add an emergency contact person and phone number.In the event that a resident is hurt or killed in a traffic crash or other accident,...

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A resident of The Villages riding his motorcycle was killed when he crashed into a car. The motorcycle and car accident occurred in Ocala. The motorcycle rider was taken to the hospital where he as pronounced dead. The driver of the automobile did not suffer any serious personal injury.The collision left the motorcycle in several pieces and the rider was thrown at least 13 feet from the...

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