Florida Personal Injury News Events

A semi-truck was involved in a fatal accident with a pickup truck at the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and U.S. Highway 98. Jorge Hernandez-Rodriguez was driving a semi-truck and making a U-turn under a green arrow at the time of the collision in Frostproof, Florida. While...

A wrong way driver on U.S. Highway 27 crashed into a semi-truck in Lake Wales, Florida. The driver, Randal Jackson, is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center as of Sunday. The accident happened when Jackson attempted to head southbound in the middle lane of...

A car accident on West Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida took the lives of two people and closed down the roadway for over five hours. The accident happened at approximately 12:20 p.m. between Brunnell Parkway and North Lincoln Avenue. The Ledger reports that Alexas A. Moore...

A man on a bicycle died from injuries suffered in an accident with a semi-truck near the intersection of South Orange Blossom Trail and Taft Vineland Road. The accident is reported to have happened at approximately 5:45 a.m. The news report states that the bicyclist was riding south...

A head-on car accident occurred on Old Lakeland Highway causing the death of one driver. Sharon A. Sampson died from the accident. The accident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. when Ms. Sampson crossed the center line and struck a pickup truck driven by George M. Anderson. Mr....

A car accident sends three people by ambulance to the hospital in Lakeland, Florida. One of the injured persons is in serious condition. The accident happened at approximately 1:47 p.m. near the intersection of the Frontage Road and the Polk Parkway. The Ledger reports that a car...

The Ledger reports that Kristina Fitts crossed over a double yellow line and a safety zone to cause a car accident with a vehicle driven by Elmer Lear in Lake Wales, Florida. Fitts was driving a 2012 Cadillac northbound on Scenic Highway in Lake Wales when she crossed over. Elmer...

A deputy was reported to have been involved in a car accident at the intersection of Michigan Street and Delaney Avenue. The accident happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. as the deputy was transporting a suspect to the county jail. The police vehicle struck a woman driving a Toyota...

An accident that occurred at the intersection of Havendale Boulevard and U.S. 17 may have been the result of a heart attack suffered by 53-year-old James Peacock. An autopsy needs to be performed to confirm that result. Three vehicles were involved in the accident. Michael Owens was...

A serious car accident occurred at 919 Sikes Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida. A pickup truck involved in this accident went off the roadway and struck a house. Automobile vs. Homeowners Coverage, Who Will Pay? No further information regarding this accident was reported....

Tiffanie Michelle Hughes died of injuries suffered in a Wesley Chapel accident. Hughes was 33-years-old and had two children in the car with her. The crash happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Hughes was westbound on State Road 54 (past Loury Drive) when a head-on collision occurred...

Two serious accidents were reported in Lakeland and Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon. The first accident was a rear end collision near the intersection of Rockridge Road and Gator Creek Ranch Road. This accident happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. One person died and three...

The Ledger reports a car accident on Interstate 4 that occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. near exit 48/County Road 557A. Further details were not released. If you or a loved one has been involved in a Lakeland car accident, please contact a Lakeland car accident attorney for a free...

A late night accident on Saturday resulted in the death of three people in Lakeland, Florida. The accident was reported by The Ledger to have involved a high rate of speed. The accident happened at approximately 11:30 p.m. Michael Marrero, driving a Volkswagen, was traveling...

On Saturday, a 2001 GMC Yukon struck the rear end of a semi-truck at the intersection of Berkley Road and U.S. Highway 92 in Auburndale, Florida. The accident happened at approximately 12:55 a.m. The driver of the Yukon was Jesus Torres Chavez. Chavez had two passengers with him at...

A two-year-old was critically injured after a pickup truck backed over the stroller that he was sitting in. The accident occurred in Sandy’s Mobile Home Park. The story goes that children in the neighborhood were playing in the street and left the stroller with two-year-old...

A traveling along CR54 in northwest Polk County ran a stop sign at the intersection with U.S. Highway 98. The driver, 29-year-old Matthew Rock Bush, was driving a 1999 Ford F-150 at a high rate of speed according to The Ledger. The accident happened at approximately 12:30 a.m on...

A truck attempting to stop for a railroad crossing on S.R. 60 near Armour Road in Bartow, Florida flipped over as reported by The Ledger. It is unclear exactly why the truck flipped on its side while coming to a stop. However, if a vehicle were to veer off the roadway, there are...

This semi-truck accident, reported in The Ledger, appears to have occurred when the driver took a turn too fast causing the truck to flip over in Haines City, Florida. The accident occurred prior to 9:00 a.m. The driver of the semi-truck, Michael Albert Hansen turned left from U.S....

A two vehicle collision occurred near the intersection of State Road 60 and Espo Drive in Mulberry, Florida. The Ledger reports that one person died as a result of the accident. The accident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. last night. The accident involved 75-year-old Paul Joseph...