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• Valrico Man Critically Injured in ATV Accident

  Courtney Mills | August 14, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A 16-year old was riding on an ATV in Lithia and crashed into a tree. Reports indicate that Chris Anthony Casanova was riding on his ATV, failed to make a turn and ran head-on into a tree.The exact reason for the accident was unclear at the time, although speed did appear to be a factor. The operator was wearing a bike helmet, but suffered nonetheless very serious injuries in the accident. He...

• New FDA Program to Enhance States' Food Safety

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  The FDA announced they have launched a new national program to make sure state run regulatory programs for manufacturing, processing, and packing food are more uniform, equivalent, and are of high quality.As of now, program regulations can vary from state to state. The FDA thinks these variations can lead to inconsistencies in the oversight of food safety. The national program's regulations...

• Two Killed in Crash with Semi

  Craig Cannon | April 28, 2007 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Two Ocala women who had just left a bar died in a fiery head-on collision with a tractor-trailer. The women were driving on the wrong side of U.S. 301. The collision occurred just before 11 p.m. two miles south of Citra. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they saw flames shooting 20 to 25 feet in the air. The truck and the Jeep Wrangler the two women were in were engulfed in fire.The...

• Hit and Run Driver Leaves Ocala Teen in Coma

  Shannon Weidemann | April 26, 2007 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A 14-year-old girl from Ocala was hit by a car while walking on her street. The accident left her in a coma. The driver of the car did not stop and fled the scene. The police believe she was hit by the side view mirror of the car. Another driver was able to provide police a description of the car. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they believed the car was missing a windshield wiper and...

• 13 Car Accident Causes Deaths

  Craig Cannon | March 14, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  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...

• Car Insurance for Accidents

  Craig Cannon | March 01, 2007 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  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...

• Florida Power & Light Truck Hits Minivan

  Shannon Weidemann | January 30, 2007 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A Florida Power & Light truck hit a minivan near the Golden Gates Estates Branch Library. It was by the intersection of 13th Street Northwest and Golden Gate Boulevard. The accident occurred near a Golden Gate fire station and was observed by a fire captain. The driver of the minivan was rescued from the vehicle and than airlifted to a local hospital. It is unknown if the driver of the FPL...

• New York Man Killed in Car Accident in Ocala

  Shannon Weidemann | January 29, 2007 10:04 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A man from New York was killed when he pulled out onto U.S. 27 in front of an oncoming car. The unidentified 80-year-old man was driving a 2001 Buick. He pulled out of the Howard Johnson parking lot and was hit by a 2004 Chevy Avalanche driven by Michael Grosso, age 77. The driver of the Buick died on the scene. His wife, also age 80, was a passenger in the car and she was airlifted to...

• Motorcyclist Dies-Not Wearing Helmet

  Jeffrey Meldon | May 04, 2008 7:10 PM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A Deltona motorcyclist,Steven Louies Cruz,23, died yesterday after he lost control on a curve in the road and ran into a fence post. He was not wearing a helmet, which in Florida is lawful, so long...

• PIP Car Insurance

  Craig Cannon | July 20, 2007 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  I have written several times now on the state of PIP Insurance in Florida. In my opinion if PIP is allowed to sunset on October 1, 2007, automobile drivers in Florida will be allowed to drive without any insurance coverage whatsoever. This would be a disaster.It finally appears as if Governor Crist and the Florida CFO, Alex Sink, agree with me. Apparently the CFO has been looking at the PIP...