Man driving on slick road tries to stop car, ends up crashing into CSX train.

Date: 06/20/2012
Time: Around 11:30 P.M.
Location: Hillsborough, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Train, Mitsubishi Eclipse

By Kristal Roberts

"HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A man was taken to the hospital after he crashed his car into a CSX train in Hillsborough Wednesday night.
The incident happened on U.S. 41 South of Madison Avenue at 11:30 p.m.
The man was driving on a wet road when he saw the crossing arm at the train tracks coming down, but he could not stop his car. The vehicle ended up sliding under the crossing arm and hitting the front of the train’s engine.
The train wasn’t damaged, but the front of the driver’s vehicle sustained damage.
The man suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital. His current condition is unknown.
It isn’t yet clear whether the man will face any charges.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash."

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Second Elderly Plantation Bay Woman Dies After May 3 Wreck With a Truck on US1.

Date: 05/03/2012
Time: Around 5:00 P.M.
Location: Near Plantation Bay, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-350, Toyota Avalon

By FlaglerLive

"(censored), 76, a resident of Plantation Bay, died on May 4 from injuries sustained Thursday evening in a two-vehicle wreck just outside Plantation bay, where authorities said she lived. (censored), 68, who was riding with her, died on May 9 after battling critical injuries for four days.
The two women were involved in a violent crash between their Toyota and a pick-up truck hauling scrap metal. Look and Teske were airlifted on separate helicopters to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach. Paulo Rodrigues, the 36-year-old driver of the pick-up truck, a Palm Coast resident according to a Florida Highway Patrol reports, was in serious condition, and was transported by ground to Florida Hospital Flagler.
U.S. 1 in both directions was closed for three hours for about a mile on either side of Plantation Bay from the time of the crash, just before 5 p.m., to 8:22 p.m., by which time Roger’s Towing had cleared the scene.
The silver Toyota, according to preliminary findings by Florida Highway Patrol investigators at the scene, was stopped at the Stop sign on Plantation Bay and U.S.1. The Ford F-350 pick-up truck was traveling north on U.S. 1, in the outside lane. The Toyota attempted to pull out onto the southbound lanes of U.S. 1, crossing the northbound lanes and making a left-hand turn. The Toyota “violated the right-of-way of the F-350 Ford pick-up truck, at which point they made impact on U.S. 1.,” an FHP investigator said.
The truck’s scrap metal remained contained. But the violence of the impact embedded the truck’s front bender into the driver’s side of the Toyota, where it remained when wreckers separated the truck and the car. The car’s roof had been sheared off and its passenger side door cut and lifted to give rescuers access to the victims.  The Toyota’s steering wheel was cut off and laid by the side of the road."

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Turnpike accident kills Delray man.

Date: 11/24/2008
Time: Around 08:30 P.M.
Location: near Oakland, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: unknown vehicles

By Orlando Sentinel

"A Delray Beach man died in Orange County on Monday after the car he was riding in struck a parked vehicle on the side of the road, troopers said.
Reports from the Florida Highway Patrol show that sometime around 8:30 p.m., Jane Moriarty, of Delray Beach, was driving northbound on Florida's Turnpike, near the Orange-Lake county line, when her car veered off the roadway.
Moriarty's car hit the rear corner of Mekhrail Ibragimov's Dodge that was parked on the side of the road while the driver checked a tire. Her car spun out of control on impact. Her passenger, George Michael Brown, of Delray Beach, was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he died. Moriarty was in serious condition, the FHP report shows. Ibragimov was not injured."

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Driver of the van that killed three family members after Marlins game identified.

Date: 06/30/2012
Time: Around 07:30 P.M.
Location: Miami, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Dodge Caravan

By Margaux Herrera and Melissa Sanchez - Miami Herald Staff

"A red Dodge minivan jumped the curb and plowed into a Georgia family as they walked on a Little Havana sidewalk after leaving the Marlins game Saturday night, killing three family members and the van driver.
Killed were a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy and a 50-year-old woman, who were all related.
The minivan driver, identified on Sunday as (Censored), 67, of Miami, also died. Ortega may have suffered a medical emergency prior to losing control of his van.
The four victims were rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where they were pronounced dead.
A 10-year-old girl, who was also struck by the vehicle, remains in extremely critical condition at the hospital.
The victims’ names have not been released because police are trying to locate their next of kin. The relation between the victims is also unclear.
A man, who was walking with the family but was not injured, was so overcome with grief after the accident he too had to be hospitalized.
The accident occurred about 7:30 p.m. in front of an apartment building at 1760 NW Seventh St., about a block from the new Marlins Park.
The victims were among the fans streaming out of the stadium after the 4:10 p.m. game had ended in a victory for the Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Police said it appeared Ortega, behind the wheel of a 2006 Dodge Caravan, was eastbound on Northwest Seventh Street on the far right lane when he lost control of his vehicle and struck the family, headed westbound on the sidewalk.
Ortega rammed through metal handrails that line the apartment building’s entrance before striking the family on the sidewalk near the entrance to the parking garage.
A sixth person, a man passing by on a bicycle was also struck, but police said he was not seriously injured.
Neighbors said they heard the impact of the crash from inside their homes in the neighboring block. Then they heard the screams.
They said the man, the surviving member of the family, was despondent
“I think it was the grandfather who kept screaming and screaming,” said Osvaldo Romero, a neighbor."

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2 Injured In Hwy 29 Crash.

Date: 04/18/2012
Time: Afternoon
Location: Molino, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Buick Lesabre

By NorthEscambia.com News

"Two women were seriously injured in a single vehicle accident on Highway 29 north of Molino Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Alicia Potter, age 30 of McDavid, was southbound on Highway 29 near Cotton Lake Road when she ran her 1999 Buick into the median before over-correcting, crossing the southbound lanes of Highway 29 and hitting a ditch embankment.
Potter and her passenger, 31-year old Summer Rogowski of Pensacola, were transported by ambulance to West Florida Hospital in serious condition.
Charges against Potter are pending, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Molino and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash."

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Driver "nodded off," took out telephone pole.

Date: 06/12/2012
Time: Around 10 A.M.
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda Accord

WENDY VICTORA / Daily News

"A driver who sheared off a telephone pole near Buffalo's Reef on Eglin Parkway Tuesday morning told rescue workers that he "nodded off" before leaving the roadway.

Noah David Cantrell, a 19-year-old from Crestview, refused medical treatment at the scene.
The pole will need to be replaced.
The car, a 1996 Honda Accord, was totaled. Both airbags deployed.
The Fort Walton Beach Police Department is investigating the crash. Charges are pending."

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Boynton Beach Blvd. reopened after crash left 1 man dead, 2 hospitalized.

Date: 06/01/2012
Time: Around 2:30 PM
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Acura Legend, GMC Sierra 1500, Unknown, Honda Accord, Unknown

By Cynthia Roldan and Julius Whigham II - Palm Beach Post Staff Writers  

"BOYNTON BEACH — City police have identified a man who died in an automobile accident that closed Boynton Beach Boulevard in both directions just west of the Interstate 95 overpass for nearly four hours Friday afternoon.
Police identified the man as (Censored), 79, of Boynton Beach.
The crash, which involved five vehicles and a trailer, occurred at about 2:35 p.m. Friday. Two other people involved in the crash were taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said.
Pierre was behind the wheel of a gold four-door Acura headed westbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard at a high rate of speed, city police Sgt. Rich McNevin said. When the car reached the intersection of Old Boynton Road, the traffic signal was red, but the Acura kept going and "plowed" into the back of a pick-up truck that had stopped for the red light, McNevin said.
The collision sent both vehicles into the intersection, where they hit several other vehicles, including some that were crossing the intersection to drive eastbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard, police said.
According to information released Friday night, the pickup struck a second truck. Pierre's Acura struck the trailer on another vehicle. The trailer then hit a fifth vehicle.
The occupants of that vehicle were the ones taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
City police will consider whether Pierre had a medical episode prior to the crashes.
Frank Kuzak, 64, of Boynton Beach was preparing to turn north from Boynton Beach Boulevard onto Old Boynton Road when the front left side of his car was struck. He said he thinks something had happened to the driver of the Acura because he didn't appear to make any effort to stop.
"No squealing. Nothing," Kuzak said. "All I heard is crash."
Boynton Beach Boulevard was closed westbound from Industrial Way and eastbound to the 800 block near the Casablanca Isles community while officers investigated the crash."

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Students, adults injured in Polk school bus crash.

Date: 04/26/2012
Time: Around 4:20 P.M.
Location: Bartow, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: School bus, Chevy Sonic

By TBO.com

"A Polk County school bus carrying students was involved in a crash this afternoon in Bartow, injuring nine students and two adults, Polk County Fire Rescue said.
According to a report, the bus and a 2012 Chevy Sonic crashed at Highway 60 and Old Connersville Road. Fire Rescue received the call at 4:23 p.m.
The school bus attendant was taken to Bartow Regional Medical Center by ambulance. Nine students and the school bus driver were also transported to BRMC by school bus.
Two injured students were released to their parents, and 19 uninjured students were taken home by bus.
The Bartow Middle School students were on their way home to the Connersville/Alturas area, the report said.
The driver of the 2012 Chevy Sonic had minor scrapes and bruises and refused treatment, the report said.
Further details were unavailable."

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Atmore Woman Injured In Early Morning Hwy 97 Crash.

Date: 09/28/2011
Time: Around 1:45 A.M.
Location: Walnut Hill, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Mustang

By NorthEscambia.com

"An Atmore woman was  injured in a single vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 27-year old Katherine S.  Lee was northbound on Highway 97 south of North Highway 99 when she lost control about 1:45 a.m., ran off the road and struck a concrete culvert with her 2001 Ford Mustang.
Firefighters were forced to use the Jaws of Life to free Lee from her vehicle. Lee was airlifted by LifeFlight to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
Lee was listed in fair condition Wednesday afternoon at Sacred Heart.   She was charged with careless driving by the FHP.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Atmore Ambulance also responded to the accident."

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Two Seriously Injured In Pickup, Semi Crash.

Date: 09/24/2011
Time: Around 6:55 A.M.
Location: Molino, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150, semi truck

By NorthEscambia.com

"(Updated 9:15 a.m.) Two people were critically injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck Saturday morning in Molino.
The Florida Highway Patrol says 18-year old Tyler Fox of Pensacola was eastbound on Barrineau Park Road in a 1997 Ford F150 when he attempted to cross Highway 29 and pulled into the path of 2009 semi-truck driven by Kenny Lamont Moore, 37, of Florence, Ala. The 18-wheeler broadsided the pickup before jackknifing across the southbound lanes of Highway 29
Tyler and his 17-year old passenger, Destiny Trantham of Pensacola Beach, were ejected in the 6:55 a.m. crash as their truck came to rest in the median. Both, according to the FHP, were airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola in critical condition. Moore was transported to West Florida Hospital with minor injuries.
The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded to the crash."

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Two killed in crash that sent SUV into resort fountain.

Date: 09/30/2011
Time: Around 8:45 P.M.
Location: St. Pete Beach, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 3, Chevy SUV

By Tampa Bay Online

"Two people were killed Friday night when an SUV slammed into a car before overturning and landing in a fountain outside a resort on St. Pete Beach.

The crash happened at about 8:45 p.m. in front of the Alden Beach Resort, 5900 Gulf Blvd., said Robert Weil, a traffic homicide investigator with the St. Pete Beach Police Department.
The two people in the car were dead at the scene, Weil said. They were identified as (Name) 32, of Tampa, and (Name) 33, of the Chicago area, St. Pete Beach police said.
The driver of the SUV, identified as (Name), of Gulfport, was taken to Bayfront Medical Center in serious condition, he said.
Witnesses said a motorcycle officer with lights flashing was behind the SUV when the crash happened. Police said the officer just had turned on his lights and was not chasing the SUV when the wreck occurred.
Police, rescuers and on-lookers moved among flashing emergency lights in the aftermath of the dramatic crash; an eerie Friday night spectacle on the normally sedate strip of beach road lined with hotels, fast-food restaurants and meandering tourists."

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Two Injured In Friday Night Crash On Highway 97.

Date: 08/12/2011
Time: Around 9:00 P.M.
Location: Near Walnut Hill, Florida
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150, Chevy Astro, Ford Windstar

By NorthEscambia.com News

"Two people were injured in a three vehicle crash on Highway 97 south of Tungoil Road Friday night.
According to witnesses, an elderly male driving a van apparently collided with a pickup and another van just after 9 p.m. He was not injured.
The pickup flipped at least once, hitting a tree and landing off roadway. A female passenger in the pickup was transported by ambulance to West Florida Hospital in Pensacola. The driver of the pickup was not injured.
The driver of the second van was transported by ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital. None of the injuries were believed to be life threatening.
Further details were not available Friday night; the accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Atmore Ambulance also responded to the call."

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