Automobile Accidents

• Driver Convicted of Killing Three in Head-On Crash

  Eddie Farah | January 17, 2008 8:54 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a simple act of running a stop sign on county road 215 in Middleburg.But that split second mistake took three lives and on Tuesday it sent the driver to prison, possibly for the rest of his life.Edward Abruscato, 40 was found guilty by a Clay County jury. When Abruscato ran the stop sign in November 2006, he plowed into a Nissan which then spun into the southbound lanes of 215 and was...

• Search Is On For Pickup Truck Linked to Hit-And-Run

  Eddie Farah | January 12, 2008 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Flagler County was the scene of a still unsolved hit-and-run Thursday night and the FHP would like your help in finding a pickup truck that might be involved.The pedestrian was hit crossing state Road 100 in Flagler County. According to witnesses, the driver of a two-tone Dodge pickup was spotted passing another car and then striking Frederick Dunham of Bunnell. The condition of the 35-year old...

• Fourth Person Dies From Massive I-4 Pileup

  Eddie Farah | January 09, 2008 10:10 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On crowded I-4 when there is a accident it is a massive one and that's exactly what happened this morning near Lakeland.Visibility was limited by fog and smoke from a brush fire. One out of town grandmother rolled her rented 2005 Ford Explorer, just part of a chain reaction that involved 50 crashes, burned bodies, vehicles and tractor trailers. The scene resembled a horrible "day after"...

• Hit-And-Run Driver Killed in Second Accident

  Eddie Farah | January 05, 2008 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  He is suspected to be the same driver who left the scene of an accident on Atlantic Boulevard early Friday.23-year-old Verchard Housand reportedly then fled that scene and drove to Art Museum Drive where he lost control of his vehicle on a curve as the road goes under the Hart Expressway. It flipped over, crashed through a fence and landed on its roof. Housand died instantly. JSO was alerted by...

• Icy Roads Cause Ten Car Pile Up

  Eddie Farah | January 03, 2008 11:00 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Blame it on the ice. Well not entirely.Since we so infrequently encounter driving on icy roads, it's understandable that this new experience might throw some people off. Apparently it threw some cars off the roads too Thursday morning.Just after 7 this morning a vehicle reportedly flipped over at Argyle Forest Boulevard at Water Mill Road. The number of injuries reported is unclear this...

• Fire Truck Flips When Traffic Fails to Yield

  Eddie Farah | January 03, 2008 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  We've all been there.You hear the sirens when you are driving and stop what you're doing. This is serious business and most of us try as hard as we can to get out of the way of emergency vehicles knowing a life might be at stake. Knowing that could just as easily be you or me. That didn't happen early Thursday morning. Engine 51 was responding to a trailer fire and trying to get around traffic...

• Attacks on Northside Roads

  Eddie Farah | December 29, 2007 11:31 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Jacksonville Sheriff's Office would like your help in solving a mystery on the northside. Someone is throwing large objects and damaging cars. JSO reports at least two drivers called police after something was thrown at their car. The incidents happened early Saturday morning on Lem Turner Road. Pamela Chambers is one person who called police. She was driving home from work when something...

• 11 Die on Georgia Roads During Holiday

  Eddie Farah | December 29, 2007 1:33 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The Christmas season is supposed to bring good cheer, but eleven people and their families suffered tragedy this holiday season.3,877 crashes killed 11 on state roadways according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Altogether 893 were injured. Believe it or not, the predictions had been that as many as 25 would be killed on Georgia roads during the four-day-holiday. Falling short on...

• Don't Bring In The New Year Behind Bars

  Eddie Farah | December 28, 2007 11:12 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  'Tis the time of year to remember old friends and ring in the new year with celebrations. But if you celebrate too much you will spend time behind bars. And we're not talking about your local watering hole.The Florida Highway Patrol plans a statewide traffic enforcement plan for New Year's Eve. Expect "Zero Tolerance" from troopers throughout the state. Troopers will be looking for speeding,...

• Students Remember Principal Who Died In Auto Accident

  Eddie Farah | December 21, 2007 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A road in Baker County will be named to honor Kimberly Brannan, the principal of Westside Elementary who died in November in an auto accident on I-10. Brannan was the principal for the last four years and taught for over a decade there.A ceremony at the school this week brought out Glen St. Mary parents, citizens, children and teachers to honor principal Brannan. The school will also dedicate a...