‘Alarming’ Increase In Pedestrian Fatalities

2017-08-16T11:18:50-07:00August 18th, 2017|pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury|

That was the word one observer used to describe an 11 percent increase in pedestrian traffic deaths. That’s the highest single-year increase ever and almost twice the size of the increase in traffic deaths overall. Lower gas prices and a better economy mean that more cars are on the roads, and a significant number of [...]

Driver Fails To Stop After Serious Pedestrian-Auto Crash

2016-10-25T08:03:19-07:00October 28th, 2016|pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury|

Police are searching for a pickup truck driver who allegedly ran over a pedestrian and then almost immediately thereafter fled the scene. According to witnesses, the vehicle paused for only a moment after it fatally struck 74-year-old Janice Joy, of Lakeland, as she walked near the Duff Road/Sheffield Drive intersection. As a result of the [...]

Yet Another Deadly Pedestrian-Auto Crash In The Orlando Area

2016-08-09T11:03:49-07:00August 19th, 2016|Auto Accidents, pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury|

Investigators are still scrutinizing a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred in Lake Buena Vista. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred near the intersection of SR 535 and Meadow Creek Drive. A southbound driver struck and killed a pedestrian who was crossing the road outside the sidewalk. Although the driver immediately left the [...]

Parties Dispute Fault After Another Deadly Wreck Near UCF

2016-08-02T11:07:40-07:00August 5th, 2016|pedestrian accidents, Personal Injury|

A DeBary man is dead after a pedestrian-auto collision near the University of Central Florida. According to witnesses, 25-year-old Rian Whitmore ran onto eastbound University Boulevard and entered the pathway of 22-year-old Finnessa Randall, of Virginia, who was driving a 2015 Honda Civic. First responders immediately transported Mr. Whitmore to a local hospital, where he [...]

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