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VENICE, FL – Traffic on an interstate in Sarasota County, Florida stalled Thursday morning, July 8, when a semi trailer truck crashed and burst into flames. The truck accident occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near the city of Venice. The accident area is in the southwest section of the state near the Gulf of Mexico, about 57 miles south of St. Petersburg, FL and about 213 miles northwest of Miami, FL.

Florida Highway Patrol shut down the interstate for about an hour.

Shortly before 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning 61 year old Richard Wilson of Venice, FL was driving a semi trailer truck south on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, FL. As Mr. Wilson was traveling near the River Road Exchange near mile marker 191 he reportedly lost control of his 18 wheeler truck. ... Read Full Story

CORTEZ, FL – A semi trailer truck collided with a Volkswagen car Tuesday morning, June 29, on a bridge in Manatee County, Florida. The truck accident occurred west of Bradenton on the Cortez Bridge near the city of Cortez and left the cab of the semi trailer truck dangling on the edge of the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterways. The accident area is in the southwest section of the state about 134 miles north of Naples, FL and about 126 miles southwest of Orlando, FL.

The cab of the semi trailer dangled over the edge above the Intracoastal Waterways.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning 32 year old George Gonzales was driving a semi trailer truck west on the Cortez Bridge. Mr. Gonzales was working for Cummings Foods based in Dover, FL and was making a delivery to the Publix Grocery Store in Anna Maria Island. ... Read Full Story

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A semi tanker truck overturned Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2010, shutting down sections of several Florida highways for hours and interrupting service on the Tri-Rail commuter rail line. The truck accident occurred on Interstate 95 near Miami Gardens in Dade County, FL in the traffic area of networked roads and ramps often referred to as the Spaghetti Bowl. The accident area is in the far southeast side of the state, north of the Miami metro region, 110 miles east of Naples, FL and 57 miles south of West Palm Beach, FL.

Florida Highway Patrol was at the scene of the truck accident Sunday and closed down several of the roads and ramps in the area around the overturned tanker.

At around 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon a truck driver was driving a tanker truck filled with fuel oil south on Interstate 95 in Dade County, Florida. When the driver approached the area near the Golden Glades Interchange he moved to merge onto the Palmetto Expressway. ... Read Full Story

LEHIGH ACRES, FL – A veteran Deputy in the Collier County Sheriff’s Office died from injuries he received Tuesday morning in a truck accident in Lee County, Florida. The truck collision happened on State Road 82 in Lehigh Acres, FL, east of the Fort Myers and Coral Gables metro region. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state near the Gulf of Mexico, 134 miles northwest of Boca Raton and 129 miles southeast of Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL.

Local emergency services personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident, but were unable to save Mr. Rahmings. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck collision.

Shortly before 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, 68 year old Leroy Rahmings of Lehigh Acres, FL, was driving a 1995 Dodge pickup truck north on Blackstone Drive in Lehigh Acres, FL. Mr. Rahmings has been a Community Service Deputy with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office for fourteen years, since 1995. ... Read Full Story

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

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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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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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, 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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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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