Automobile Accidents

• Road Rage & Accidents Over Matthews Bridge Closure

  Eddie Farah | April 25, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Angry motorists have innundated the Department of Transportation Jacksonville's offices over the bridge closure that has increased their commute from 15 minutes to an hour. The Matthews Bridge, the main artery from downtown to Arlington, had its eastbound lanes closed last week while the DOT replaces the steel grating with a new, epoxy smooth surface.The westbound lane remains open, but that...

• Outrage Expressed Over Mexican Trucker Program

  Eddie Farah | April 24, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Truckers from around the nation plan to circle the White House this week in a show of outrage over a pilot program to open our borders and jacksonvill'e highways to Mexican long-haul rigs. President Bush has signed a bill that opens the nation's highways to 18-wheelers from south of the border. Up to 17,000 could soon be on our roads by-passing the sort of scrutiny and safety checks for big-rigs...

• Car Hits Teen Sleep In Road

  Eddie Farah | April 23, 2007 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  This is one of the more bizarre stories I've heard lately. A teenager was waiting for his school bus on Jacksonville's Westside. That happens every day, but what was strange was this young man had his pillow and blanket and was sleeping in the street. There is obviously more to this story such as where were his parents? Where is his head? And why was he so exhausted? As you might expect a car...

• School Bus Accident Hurts Motorist

  Eddie Farah | April 16, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Early this morning in Arlington a failed traffic light lead to a school bus crash which could have been much worse.Traffic lights failed at Merrill and Rogero Roads. Around 7am, a driver rammed their car into a school bus with 12 students aboard.Luckily none of the students was hurt, nor was the driver. But the car's driver was taken to Shands. There is no word yet on his or her condition.While...

• Voters Can Choose Safety of Kids in Auto Accidents

  Eddie Farah | April 16, 2007 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Florida state legislators are hurrying to finish this session which ends tomorrow, Tuesday, April 17th. Among the bills which will likely get a boost is one that requires child safety restraint seats for children as old as seven. But voters need to call their state senators and reps right away as budgetary issues may force the clock to run out on this important bill. Car accidents are the...

• Hero Rescues Children Following Head-On

  Eddie Farah | April 11, 2007 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It took the courage of one woman to save the lives of three children riding in an SUV who were hit head-on Monday.The as-yet unidentified woman was traveling north on AIA from Duval into Nassau County when the Dodge Neon in front of her crossed the median into oncoming traffic. The 17-year old driver, Lawrence Brown was following his father to work in Amelia Island. No word on why he crossed...

• Motorcyclist Killed in I-95 Hit-And-Run

  Eddie Farah | March 30, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The Florida Highway Patrol is trying to find the driver of a tractor-trailer truck that hit and killed a motorcyclist Wednesday morning, and then kept driving southbound.It happened just north of Airport Road when the motorcyclist from Woodbine, GA drove in front of the back half of the tandum-trailer. The motorcycle driver was ejected and run over by the rig's back wheels while the trucker...

• Truck Crashes After Police Pursuit

  Eddie Farah | March 23, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Another accident in the streets of Jacksonville highlights just how dangerous police pursuits can be.This time three men in a truck whose driver appeared "suspicious" to police, took off in a neighborhood of Edgewood Avenue. Police began a high speed chase which lasted about 20 minutes, putting all of us in danger. They then deployed stop-sticks in order to blow out the tires of the fleeing...

• Three Die as Van Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer in Georgia

  Eddie Farah | March 15, 2007 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  If you've ever travelled north of Jacksonville toward Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach, the sheer number of big-rigs loaded to the top with pine logs heading north is overwhelming.But a van carrying adult passengers from a rehab center didn't see one of those tractor-trailers stopped and rear-ended it Wednesday morning. The van driver and two other passengers were killed instantly when logs...

• New Media Warns of DUI Consequences

  Eddie Farah | March 10, 2007 7:47 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  I honestly don't spend much time watching YouTube, the online marketplace for anyone who wants to say nearly anything with a video. But I thought this was a creative and useful tool to warn new drivers, mostly aggressive young males, about the consequences of driving drunk. Afterall, how are you going to teach them? With a lecture at a podium and power point presentation? I don't think so. ...