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• I-95 Wreck Kills Two In Head-On

  Eddie Farah | July 19, 2007 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Why would a driver travel north in the southbound lanes of I-95?It happened just before midnight Wednesday according to the Florida Highway Patrol.The northbound car crashed into an SUV. Both car's drivers were killed instantly.47-year old Richard Welch of Palm Coast was heading north driving the wrong way when he struck the Chevrolet Suburban head-on.49-year old Mary Jordan of Port Salerno was...

• 2 Die on I-95 Near Airport

  Eddie Farah | July 17, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The two men were leaving the Jacksonville International airport just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. They were driving a bread delivery truck. It should have been a normal day.Instead it was their last. 42-year old Paul Thompson was a passenger in the delivery truck driven by 22-year old Kennard Montford.As the two men travelled southbound, just north of Duval Road, the truck began drifting off the...

• Hit-And-Run Suspect Turns Himself In

  Eddie Farah | July 11, 2007 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A 25-year old Jacksonville driver turned himself into police last week.The April hit-and-run deaths of a Jacksonville couple must have weighed heavily on him.Anthony Clayton Bell is accused of killing the couple, 44-year old Paula Herrington and 56-year old Harry Herrington.They were killed after Bell allegedly hit their car on I-295 and kept on going. He crashed two other times before police...

• I-Pod Jogger Hit By Train

  Eddie Farah | July 09, 2007 10:12 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A 32-year old woman is recovering after her legs were severed by an on-coming train.It appears she didn't hear the train as she was listening to music on her i-Pod. Cheryl Ann Risse is expected to recover.She reportedly jogged across the tracks on her way to a jogging trail at a nearby park.The train engineer didn't know he had struck Risse until he returned along the same tracks minutes later,...

• Florida 2nd Highest In Boating Accidents

  Eddie Farah | July 07, 2007 11:49 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  July is the most likely month to have a boating accident. And Jacksonville is named as among the Top Ten Florida counties for boating accidents, helping put the state in second place nationally according to a new report. All of this information comes from a growing concern about hazards on the water in Florida during this time of year.Only California had more boating accidents during the summer...

• Man Found Dead on Beach Boulevard

  Eddie Farah | July 03, 2007 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The search is on for a hit-and-run driver that killed a 21-year old man early Sunday morning on Beach Boulevard.The accident happened about 3 a.m. and Tyler Beggs was found on Beach near Desalvo Road in the westbound lane.Law enforcement says Beggs was lying in the road before being struck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Begg's father, Michael believes his youngest son was drunk that night...

• Pregnant Driver Killed in Green Cove Springs

  Eddie Farah | June 29, 2007 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  And we're sorry to report that another young woman lost her life on Jacksonville area roads this week.It happened in Green Cove Springs on State Road 16, near Reynolds Industrial Park.Around 11:20 Wednesday morning, June 27, Leila J. Davis turned into the path of an oncoming cement truck.The pregnant 37 year old and her unborn child died instantly, police believe.The St. Augustine Beach woman,...

• Lost Pant Suit Defeated

  Eddie Farah | June 26, 2007 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a victory for everyone and proved the legal system works the way it is supposed to.Judge Roy pearson had sued a Washington D.C. dry cleaner saying they lost his pair of pants and the inconvenience should be compensated $67 million dollars!A judge hearing the case has now shot down that argument allowing the dry cleaner to be compensated $1,000 for court costs and to motion for legal fees....

• Jury Awards $21.6 Million to Widower Over Distracted Driver

  Eddie Farah | June 23, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a crowded rush hour road and one distracted driver that proved the fatal formula for Lesley Beers in 2004 in West Palm Beach.Her husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company in whose care the distracted driver, Sheila Hulick was talking on the phone.Thursday, a jury agreed. After two hours of deliberations, they awarded Stephen Beers $21.6 million for the wrongful death of...

• Cruise Ship Passenger Missing Off Florida Coast

  Eddie Farah | June 20, 2007 6:22 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Royal Caribbean has turned around its cruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, after a man was reported missing about 8:30 Tuesday morning.The 24-year old was travelling with his family among more than 4,000 passengers sailing from Miami to Puerto Rico.He was last seen early Monday morning on a balcony outside his room.The ship turned around to help the Coast Guard in the search. We are determining how...