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Two Die After Fiery Truck Accident on Florida Highway
March 10th, 2010 | 
Author: SOUTH BAY, FL – Two people died last Saturday morning from injuries they suffered in a truck accident in Palm Beach County, Florida south of Lake Okeechobee. The fiery crash happened on U.S. Highway 27 in South Bay, Florida near the border with Broward County. The area is in the southern section of the state 160 miles southeast of Orlando and 78 miles northwest of Miami, FL.
After crashing into the rear of the 18 wheeler, Mr. Colon's Chrysler became stuck under the trailer of the truck. Authorities report that the smaller vehicle exploded and then burst into flames, engulfing the car and the two victims.
At around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 6th, 22 year old Evan L. Colon of Pahokee, FL and an unidentified female passenger were traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 27 in a Chrysler 300 vehicle. ... Read Full Story
Florida Semi Truck Accident Injures Mother and Two Children
MCDAVID, FL: A mother and her two children were hurt in a truck accident Tuesday night in the Florida county of Escambia. The collision happened at the intersection of Highway 164 and Highway 29/South Century Blvd. in the town of McDavid, FL. The accident area is near the Alabama border, 74 miles northeast of Mobile, AL. The region is in the far west section of the Florida panhandle, 290 miles southwest of Atlanta, GA and 220 miles west of Tallahassee, FL.
Tractor trailer crashes into Pontiac Grand Prix headed eastbound on Highway 164 in McDavid FL
According to officers with the Florida Highway Patrol, 28 year old Madeline Hope Johnson was driving her Pontiac Grand Prix eastbound on Highway 164 with her two children in the car, an eight year old and a twelve year old.
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Fiery Florida Semi-Truck Accident Near Orlando – Video
KISSIMMEE, FL – Multiple tractor-trailers were involved in a crash caused a huge fire shutting down the Florida Turnpike under the Boggy Creek overpass just after midnight on Tuesday morning, January 12, 2009 in Kissimmee, Florida. MyFoxNews, Orlando Florida Sky Cam were first on the scene just minutes after it happened capturing this exclusive video around 12:30 this morning.
Multiple semi-trucks involved in fiery crash in Kissimmee, Florida
You can see the flames – fiery flames – shooting up in the air. The fire looked really intense and we understand that a couple of people were injured. The driver and passenger in that truck that caught on fire were injured in that crash. Although their injuries were not life-threatening, they were both transported to the hospital.
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Troopers were able to speak with the driver to help them determine what happened out here. As you can see the flames that were shooting up from this truck it’s hard to imagine anyone getting out of it.
The cab of the truck was completely destroyed in this fire which Troopers believe was actually started by damage to the refrigeration unit. The unit is used to keep the food cool inside the trailer.
The big rig is a Target semi truck that was carrying yogurt and other things that needed to be kept cold. This morning that entire load has been completely destroyed along with the cab of that truck.
Location of fiery semi-truck crash under the Boggy Creek overpass on the Florida Turnpike
The drivers told Troopers that one tractor-trailer blew a tire. As he was travelling southbound on the Turnpike. He went to get into the shoulder when the other tractor-trailer driving in the same lane of traffic didn’t see the other 18-wheeler and then ran right into the back of it and then the cab of that truck caught on fire.
After that, once those flames erupted, a good samaritan that was passing by says that he jumped in to help.
You can see the charring underneath the Boggy Creek overpass. Troopers are allowing one lane of traffic to head southbound on the Turnpike. Things were going very slow, there. For awhile, traffic going in both directions on the overpass was closed but was reopened later on after the fire was extinguished. The major diversions at this point are no longer existing.
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Tallahassee Man Killed in Tractor Trailer Crash
CHIPLEY, FL - A Tallahassee man was killed on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at about 11:30 am when he crashed into the back of a semi truck travelling east on Interstate 10 near State Road 77 in Chipley, FL, about 100 miles east of Pensacola. The deceased man was identified as Robert L. Pate, 48 years old from Tallahassee. He was driving a 2007 Dodge Caravan.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) media release, the driver of the big rig, 76-year-old Yerasimos Drakatos, stated that he was driving his 18 wheeler east on I-10 with the cruise control on and he was moving about 67 to 68 mph. He was approaching State Road 77 when he felt a large explosion, looked into his rear view mirror and saw dust and debris flying from the back. ... Read Full Story
Orlando Semi Truck Accident Fatal FedEx 2-Truck Crash
ORLANDO, FL – Two big rig semi trucks were involved in a fatal truck accident involving a FedEx tractor trailer on the Florida Turnpike near Orlando, Florida on Friday, November 13, 2009 about 9:30 pm.
Two-truck crash near Orlando, FL involving a FedEx trailer and another big rig hauling hardware store products. Photo credit: Florida Highway Patrol
The driver of the FedEx truck was Jorge Dipre, 38 years old from Port St. Lucie, FL. The driver of the other semi truck was Carl W. Van Wasshnova, 54 years old from Port Orange, FL, who was killed in the accident.
Location of the fatal semi truck accident near Orlando Florida
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) the FedEx semi truck was pulling two trailers and was driving northbound on the exit ramp to Orange Blossom Trail and another semi was hauling a load of hardware store products and was travelling on the southbound ramp when it crossed over the concrete median and guardrail and collided with the FedEx truck splitting the trailers in two. One of the severed trailers overturned onto the east shoulder of the exit ramp.
The FHP said that Van Wasshnova was taken by ambulance to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. According to the FHP he may have had a medical condition that caused him to lose control of his rig. The crash remains under investigation.
Dipre, the FedEx driver, was not injured in the accident.
Below is a Google street view of the Florida Turnpike. You can click and drag the mouse button to pan around the scene of the accident and get a feel for the lay of the land.
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School Bus and Terminix Truck Accident Near Tampa
RUSKIN, FL – Thirty nine children were involved in an accident this morning when their school bus collided with a Terminix pickup truck at the intersection of 21st Ave. SE and 6th St. SE in Ruskin, about 28 miles from Tampa. Several are being treated at the hospital, however, none of these injuries from the accident appear to be serious, but it did leave quite a mess on the street.
Thirty nine chidren involved in school bus and Terminix truck accident. near Tampa, Florida
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus and the truck were traveling in opposite directions on 21st Ave. SE when they crashed. Deputies say the truck driver was signaling to turn left but instead continued to drive straight, while the school bus, also signaling to turn left on to 6th St. SE, turned directly into the path of the truck driver.
Deputies say there were 39 children on board the bus headed to Beth Shields Middle School at the time of the accident. Ten were transported to local hospitals with injuries that appeared to be only minor. The bus driver, Olga Guerrero, was also transported to Brandon Hospital after complaining of injury. The driver of the truck, Douglas Hayes, was not hurt.
Deputies say Guerrero was cited for a right-of-way violation. The bus was heavily damaged and was taken to the Hillsborough County Transportation Department to see if it could be repaired.
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Tampa Truck Accident Involving Wal-Mart Trailer Truck Injures Two
TAMPA, FL - A Wal-Mart semi trailer truck collided with a Toyota minivan, leaving two people seriously injured. The accident occurred on Wednesday night at Interstate 275 near Floribraska Avenue and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit and slowed traffic for several hours.
Tampa truck accident involving Walmart Semi Trailer
The driver of the 1991 Toyota van was reportedly driving south on I-275 at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic. The van driver apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the guardrail at Floribraska Avenue according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
After slamming into the guardrail the van moved back onto the road and into the path of the Wal-Mart truck. The truck pushed the Toyota van until both vehicles came to a stop.
Sgt. Larry Kraus, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol stated that “The van was driving erratically according to [a] witness and changed lanes in front of the tractor trailer.”
Kraus continued that at approximately 7:40 p.m. the minivan was hit in the rear by the Wal-Mart truck. One of the van’s passengers was ejected due to the impact. The other passenger had to be extracted from the van which was pinned under the trailer truck.
The van’s passengers were identified as Cliatt Adelbert, 53 years old of Tampa, FL and Victure White, 49 years old also from Tampa. Both van passengers were transported to Tampa General Hospital and it is believed they both suffered serious injuries.
The Wal-Mart truck driver was identified as James Ronald Busch, 54 years old of Nicholls, GA. Mr. Busch was not injured in the crash. However the damages to his trailer truck were estimated at about $7000.
Due to the accident Florida troopers closed down three lanes of Interstate 275 Wednesday night as they investigated the collision. The accident remains under investigation and charges are pending.
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Bradenton FL Semi Truck Accident Near Tampa On I-75
BRADENTON, FL – There was a semi truck accident on Wednesday morning, Oct 7, 2009 at about 8:45 am in Bradenton, Florida in East Manatee County near Tampa. The tractor-trailer was hauling gravel when it crashed on an exit ramp from Interstate 75 to State road 70. The driver suffered minor injuries and had to be extricated from the semi truck’s cab.
The exit ramps at this intersection (the Trooper Jd Young Bridge) are very tight and truck drivers need to drive carefully, especially while hauling heavy loads like gravel (see inset in map below).
The truck accident spilled gravel on the State Road 70 exit ramp causing major backups and caused the exit ramp to be shut down for around two hours. The driver’s identity was not immediately released. He was taken to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center near Tampa for treatment.
Google street view: Below is a street view of the intersection of I-75 and State Road 70 and the exit ramp at the Trooper Jd Young Bridge. Click and drag your mouse button to pan around and move along the roadway to get a feel of the scene of the accident.
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Tarpon Springs Truck Accident Injures Three Seriously
The St. Petersburg Times reports that an accident occurred between a dump truck and a station wagon sending three people to the hospital with serious injuries closing Keystone Road east of U.S 19.
Keystone Road has reopened as reported by the Tarpon Springs police. It was closed for more than an hour as authorities investigated the crash.
It appears that a dump truck heading east hit the passenger side of a 1999 Mercury station wagon at Keystone Road and Jasmine Avenue according to a preliminary investigation.
Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue and Palm Harbor Fire Rescue worked to extricate some of the victims in the wagon. The occupants were taken to Bayfront Medical Center by Bayflite helicopter.
The driver of the dump truck did not go to the hospital.
Names of the victims have not been released.
Tarpon Springs traffic homicide investigators are investigating the crash to determine charges if any and are treating the accident as a crime scene because of a potential fatality.
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