Automobile Accidents

• Georgia Woman Wins $3 Million for Collapsing Ford Tempo Seat

  Eddie Farah | December 20, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Ford says it intends to appeal a $3 million judgment against the automaker for a faulty Ford Tempo seat design.The adult children of an Augusta woman, 76-year-old Mary Reese who died when her Ford was rear-ended filed the suit in Cobb County, just one of 70 lawsuits that Ford is facing over the Tempo's front seat that breaks from its supports and ends up in the back seat in rear-enders.There...

• I-95 Head-On Leaves Five Hurt

  Eddie Farah | December 15, 2007 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It's amazing no one was killed.Early Saturday morning about 2 a.m., 48-year-old Jeffrey Francis of St. Augustine was driving north on I-95. Problem is he was driving north in the southbound lane.Just about two miles south of CR-210 Francis' Mercedes clipped the side of a van being driven by Bonita Poindexter, 47, of Gladehill, Virginia.The van spun around from the impact and hit another car...

• Two Separate Motorcycle Accidents Leave One Dead One Critical

  Eddie Farah | December 13, 2007 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Maybe it's the warm weather that is bringing out more motorcycles on our roads.But unfortunately we have two accidents to report from unrelated accidents. One man is dead.On Wednesday a man was killed riding on San Jose Boulevard in front of Super Wal-Mart. He has been identified as Jay M. Schmidt of Jacksonville.Schmidt was hit by a Cadillac that turned in his path being driven by 81-year old...

• 17-year old Jogger Killed in Hit-And-Run

  Eddie Farah | December 13, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It happened Wednesday late afternoon, a beautiful day for a jog.17-year-old Jordan Rachael Williams was killed while she ran near the intersection of Kernan and Hunters Haven Lane. Two vehicles struck Williams. Only the first one stopped. Williams was reportedly waiting for the traffic to clear off Kernan. The FHP says she ran half way across the street and was jogging in place in the median...

• Auto Stability Control Keeps Drivers Safe

  Eddie Farah | December 07, 2007 11:19 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Call it a must have for the future of safe cars and their drivers.Topping the list of Top 10 Auto Safety Features for the Future by Forbes Auto is Stability Control.ESC or electronic stability control in a passenger car translates to 35 percent fewer single car crashes than those without. For about $100 per vehicle basic ESC could be put in all vehicles mass produced according to NHTSA. Only...

• Mystery Hit-and-Run on A1A

  Eddie Farah | December 05, 2007 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The Florida Highway Patrol wants to know who hit and killed a pedestrian and left him lying north of Sawgrass Village Drive in the heart of Ponte Vedra Beach.The body of 38-year old Charles Lee Foster was found lying in the northbound lane of A!A just north of Thousand Oaks Boulevard just a little after 2 a.m. Wednesday. Friends identified Foster as living about three miles a way. Someone told...

• Mother Facing Mounting Bills After Crash Kills Daughter

  Eddie Farah | December 01, 2007 12:49 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  As if losing your child is not bad enough, Carol Enlow now faces losing the home the single mother has worked hard to provide her family.And the tragic turn of her life all happened in a few seconds.Her daughter, 17-year-old Kim Enlow of Callahan was driving to Cold Stone last August to get some ice cream with a friend sitting next to her and more friends following in another car. They never...

• 27 Never Made it Home for Thanksgiving

  Eddie Farah | November 28, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year for highway travel and unfortunately also for accidents.27 people never made it to their destinations this holiday. The Florida Highway Patrol investigated 26 accidents that led to fatalities. Half of them involved alcohol or a suspicion of alcohol use.Half occured at night. And it's difficult to believe that many people still don't wear...

• Using Green To Keep Us Safe On the Roads

  Eddie Farah | November 27, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It is already happening in Europe--fewer nighttime accidents due to a new green technology.SolarLite Smart Studs are being installed on some dark roads in England.They appear as the little white reflectors but are powered by solar energy.Inside they have a miniature solar ray catching panel as well as LED lights and a reflecting surface.The early reports are good. Drivers seems to have ten times...

• Trooper & Motorists Hurt in Collision

  Eddie Farah | November 24, 2007 3:24 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Lucas was just doing his job.He was travelling west on Wildwood Drive in St Johns County. He had his lights and siren on.Suddenly a car travelling southbound on A!A struck the cruiser.Altogether three people were injured, luckily none seriously. The car that hit the cruiser was driven by 80-year-old David Fox of Palm Coast.According to a reconstruction of...