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19
Mar

Fatal accident occurs on U.S. 41 in Fort Myers

March 16, 2012

A three-vehicle wreck occurred at 8:50 am on Cleveland Avenue (U.S. 41) near Katherine Street in Fort Myers, reports the News-Press. One person was killed, and one was injured.

A 24-year-old man of Lehigh Acres was driving a white Lexus and traveling northbound on Cleveland Avenue when he attempted to pass another vehicle using the inside northbound lane and lost control.

He swerved into the middle turn lane and then into oncoming traffic headed southbound on Cleveland Avenue. The Lexus collided with a Nissan Sentra traveling south, and the Nissan sustained significant damage.

A Chevy also traveling southbound on Cleveland sustained minor damage when it collided with the Nissan.

The driver of the Lexus died on the scene.

Because of injuries, the driver of the Nissan was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital.

The driver and passenger in the Chevy were not injured.

The Fort Myers Police Department said that witnesses told them that the Lexus was speeding and driving recklessly.

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14
Mar

1 dead, 3 injured in accident on U.S. 17 in Putnam

On U.S. 17 in Putnam County, a 53-year-old East Palatka man was killed Monday night when his pickup truck collided with another vehicle and overturned, according to Gainesville News.

When the accident occurred, the man was northbound on the highway at Butler Drive at around 10:16 p.m., reports the Florida Highwanoney Patrol (FHP).

Heading south on the highway in a 2009 Ford, a 73-year-old woman of Satsuma rear-ended a 1991 Ford Escort that was in front of her, according to the FHP.

The Escort, driven by a 63-year-old man also from Satsuma, was knocked head-on into the path of the pickup truck.

The pickup truck then went off the road onto the east shoulder, where the impact of the Escort caused it to overturn, the FHP report states.

Taken to Putnam Community Hospital, the 53-yer-old man was later pronounced dead. The 63-year-old man was flown to Shands at the University of Florida in critical condition. His female passenger was flown to Orange Park Medical Center in stable condition.

The 73-year-old woman was taken to Putnam Community Hospital and treated for minor injuries.

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The Florida auto accident lawyers at Steinger, Iscoe & Greene extend our condolences to the family and friends of the man who died in this accident, and we wish a swift recovery to those injured.


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13
Mar

Teen driver pulled out in front of 2 motorcycles, killing firefighter

March 12, 2012

In Orange County, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers are investigating a crash that killed a firefighter and tied up traffic for hours, reports Click Orlando.

Troopers said that a 16-year-old female was driving east on Colonial Drive on Saturday night and was attempting to turn onto Chuluota Road.

She turned into the path of two oncoming Harley Davidson motorcycles that were headed west on Colonial Drive, FHP troopers stated.

They said that the driver of one of the Harley Davidson motorcycles, a 54-year-old man, crashed into the car.

An Orlando firefighter, he was pronounced dead at the scene, and his passenger, a 53-year-old woman, was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

The second Harley-Davidson motorcycle, driven by a 52-year-old man, tried to avoid the crash and dropped his bike in the roadway.

He was also taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with injuries, troopers reported.

FHP troopers said that the teenager was not injured in the accident.

The crash remains under investigation, and charges are pending.

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9
Mar

14-year battle over

March 9, 2012

A 32-year-old Sunrise man will receive $10.75 million to pay for lifetime medical care, the Florida Legislature in Tallahassee said Thursday, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

After a 14-year battle between the man and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, and four years of debate in the legislature, the Florida Legislature signed a bill that will give the man the money to pay his medical bills and living expenses.

The man’s accident resulted from a 1998 car crash caused by a speeding Broward sheriff’s deputy who was late for work. The battle had left the man broke and on Medicaid.

The House and the Senate had gotten into a fight over how much to pay the attorneys and lobbyists who represented the man through the trial and the legislative process.

Fearing that the bill would continue to ping-pong between the House and Senate, the family’s attorneys and the lobbyists agreed to waive their fees. The bill was then amended to say that no fees would be paid and the man would receive the entire sum.

The money will be put into a trust fund to pay for the man’s care. Because of the accident, he is confined to a wheelchair and permanently brain damaged. He can speak with some difficulty, but is difficult to understand.

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7
Mar

Double-fatal head-on crash leaves 3 others injured in North Fort Myers

March 7, 2012

Near the intersection of Slater Road and Marna Lane in North Fort Myers, a tragic, double-fatal head-on collision on Monday left two women dead, reports WINK News Now.

A 27-year-old woman with her two-year-old child was driving a pickup north on Slater, when she crossed over the center line of the two-lane roadway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Then the pickup collided with a southbound SUV, driven by 35-year-old woman. There were also two passengers in the SUV, a woman and her three-year-old son.

Both drivers died at the scene of the accident.

The two-year-old boy in the pickup is currently in critical condition at a Tampa hospital.

At last check, the woman passenger in the SUV was in serious condition, but the status of her three-year-old son is unknown.

To remember the lives lost in this tragic accident, on Tuesday morning family and friends of the two women set up a makeshift memorial where the accident happened.

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