CAPE CORAL, FL – A van driver and one dog were able to free themselves from their van, which got trapped under a big rig after both vehicles collided Thursday. This collision happened around 5:40 a.m. at the Pine Island Road and Chiquita Boulevard South junction, according to NBC-2. Cape Coral Police and Cape Coral […]
NEAR MULBERRY, FL – Two people lost their lives after a box truck and a semi-truck collided, and at least one caught on fire Wednesday morning. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office told ABC Action News that this collision happened around 8 a.m. on Highway 37 South near 4 Corners Mine Road. Deputies have not released […]
FORT PIERCE, FL – Fire rescue crews were summoned to a semi-truck fire reported on Florida’s Turnpike South after 4 a.m. Tuesday. CBS 12 said this incident took place near Okeechobee Road. It is not immediately clear if anyone was injured or killed. In addition, fire crews have been unable to confirm whether the fire […]
NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN, FL – A semi-truck driver and passenger sustained minor injuries, and a 47-year-old man driving a Pepsi van died after a head-on crash after 1 p.m. Friday. Florida Highway Patrol told WDHN that the van driver, a 47-year-old man from Bristol, Florida, was going east on State Road 20 when he, for reasons […]
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had to close several lanes at the I-295 North and Beaver Street junction on Friday after a dump truck overturned. First responders closed three lanes so that crews could clean up the sand that spilled onto the road, First Coast News reported. Florida Department of Transportation crews left […]
GAINESVILLE, FL – After a driver of a semi-truck collided with two trailers on I-75, they then hit several trees, which led to significant traffic delays starting at around noon Thursday. Action News Jax said that after the trailers and semi collided, one of the trailers’ chemical containers opened and spilled onto the road, creating a potentially […]
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 […]