Automobile Accidents

• Single Car Wreck Kills Five Men in Ocala

  Jenny Albano | January 28, 2008 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  On Saturday, January 26, a car smashed into a tree killing five young men in Ocala.A car traveling at high speed down a private airport runway ran off an embankment and was airborne for 200 feet before smashing into a tree early Saturday, killing all five young men in the vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Investigators were unsure if the car was driving alone or if the vehicle was racing...

• 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...

• Car Crash Kills Driver

  Craig Cannon | May 01, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A 19-year-old Silver Springs man died Sunday after a two-car crash. The crash occurred at the intersection of Northwest 145th Avenue Road and County Road 326. After the car crash Joshua Joseph Stacy was transported to Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Stacy was driving a 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier at the time of the crash. Stacy was traveling south on...

• Woman Killed by Van

  Craig Cannon | April 27, 2007 7:48 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A New Smyrna Beach woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after getting off a Votran bus on South Dixie Freeway. Shelby Kane, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said Kane had just gotten off a southbound Votran bus and was crossing the four-lane street when she was hit by a van. Kane was apparently headed to the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, when the crash occurred. A...

• 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...

• Traffic Signals to Prevent Car Accidents

  Craig Cannon | April 20, 2007 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  As a result of concerns over car traffic conditions in The Villages, a community development district board is openly in favor of installing traffic signals at the intersection of Morse Boulevard and San Marino Drive. The board expressed disappointment when professional traffic engineers recommended not to install traffic signals at the intersection. All five board members are concerned about...

• Neck Injuries in Car Crash Tests

  Craig Cannon | April 05, 2007 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  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...

• Crash Kills Wife

  Craig Cannon | April 03, 2007 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  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...

• Wrongful Death in Motorcycle Accident

  Craig Cannon | March 23, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  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...

• Car Accident Insurance

  Craig Cannon | March 08, 2007 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  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...