HAINES CITY, FL – A driver of a garbage truck was injured after he hit two utility poles, leading the truck to overturn on its side Tuesday. ABC Action News said this collision happened before 12 p.m. at the Polk City Road and Wilbar Lane intersection. Prior to striking the power poles, the driver, for […]
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – A 73-year-old woman tried to pursue a left turn and ended up colliding with a dump truck, leading her to succumb to fatal injuries Tuesday. CBS 12 said this collision happened at the westbound PGA Boulevard and Beeline Highway intersection. When the woman, later identified as Margaret Zenga, turned left and […]
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – At least one person suffered injuries in a semi-truck collision reported on the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike Monday. Florida Highway Patrol and the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue team told CBS 12 that this crash happened before 2 p.m. near mile marker 112. Officials closed the northbound lanes between […]
CLEARWATER, FL – Police suspect a speeding driver was impaired when he crashed into a semi-truck on Sunday, leaving him critically injured and resulting in his passenger’s death. WFLA said this collision happened when the semi-truck driver was reversing into a driveway located at the Sheraton Sand Key Hotel on Gulf Boulevard. Police, who arrived […]
NAPLES, FL – The Collier County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a semi-truck crash around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Pine Ridge Boulevard and Naples Boulevard. TRAFFIC ALERT (11:05 a.m.) Pine Ridge Road is down to one open lane eastbound, and one open lane westbound at Naples Blvd. due to a crash involving a semi-truck. Please […]
ORLANDO, FL – A driver, a 33-year-old woman from Orlando, did not reduce her speed for approaching traffic on FL- 528, causing her to rear-end a box truck and resulting in her death. This collision happened after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, WFTV reported. Upon arrival, an ambulance took the woman to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where […]
PALM CITY, FL – A van driver was traveling the wrong way on Florida’s Turnpike, leading them to collide head-on with a semi-truck, injuring themself and the other driver Wednesday. This collision happened on the northbound lanes near Mile Marker 133, according to CBS 12 and Martin County Fire Rescue. First responders, including Florida Highway […]
NEAR WESTVILLE, FL – A 53-year-old man from Tampa lost his life after he lost control of his semitrailer and then slammed into a tree along I-10 West Wednesday. This collision was reported around 8:30 a.m. in an outside lane near mile marker 99, according to WMBB. Florida Highway Patrol, Holmes County Emergency Medical Services, […]
LAKE CITY, FL – Two semi-truck drivers were taken to a hospital after their semi-trucks collided on I-75 South, leading one to catch on fire Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol told WCJB the events unfolded around 3 a.m. when one semi-truck driver rear-ended the second semi parked on the interstate’s shoulder. The impact of this wreck […]
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Florida Highway Patrol said an SUV driver changed lanes and collided with a semi-truck, leading the truck to roll over and injuring both drivers Monday. WTSP said the collision was reported after 11:10 a.m. After both vehicles collided and when the truck overturned on SR-56, 40 tons of gravel from the […]