Automobile Accidents

• 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...

• Motorists Fail To "Move Over" And Hit Officer

  Eddie Farah | July 18, 2007 11:57 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  During the 2002 Florida legislature, the state's move-over laws were passed.They require motorists to move over or slow down when they see an emergency or law enforcement vehicle on the side of the road. If possible, a motorist is suppose to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle.Makes sense. It might have avoided an officer being hit Tuesday.The officer was just trying to move a...

• 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...

• It's Illegal To Leave Kids Alone In A Hot Car

  Eddie Farah | July 12, 2007 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Not only is it dangerous and potentially deadly to leave children in a hot car, but it's also illegal.As temperatures rise into the 90's, it's time to remember that state law makes it illegal to leave a child alone in a hot car for longer than 15 minutes.A car can quickly become as hot as an oven.From heat cramps to heat stroke can take very few minutes. A car can heat up to 110 degrees within...

• 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,...

• 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,...

• Young Woman Killed in Jacksonville Early Morning Crash

  Eddie Farah | June 28, 2007 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  She was just 21- years old. Stacie Long was reportedly driving west on Park Street in Jacksonville just after 2 a.m. early Wednesday morning, June 27th. Police say there was a flashing red light, indicating she should stop.Unfortunately she didn't.Long collided with a big rig carrying cars that was traveling south on Cassat Avenue. Police aren't sure whether the driver even slowed down for...

• 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...