A 7-year-old who suffered serious injuries in a car accident has turned into a source of inspiration for those in Florida.The child and her mother were driving home back in 2019 when a drunk driver crashed into their car. The young girl who later said she "didn't feel...
Florida is dangerous for drivers, no matter how you sort the data
Looking at national car accident rates and fatality numbers does not always help to show people the risks they face on the road. The reality is that those risks vary drastically from one location to another, and some states rank much higher than others in terms of...
Multi-car accident takes the life of 84-year-old woman
An 84-year-old woman in Florida is dead after the vehicle she was riding in got rear-ended by another vehicle in a multi-car crash on Florida's Turnpike.Reports indicate that the accident happened around 6:23 p.m. on Monday, June 22. The vehicles were heading south. A...
You have nearly a 1 in 100 chance of dying in a car accident
It's pretty common to think of car accidents as incidents you see on the nightly news, something that impacts other people's lives. That's the only way that you can look at the 35,000 annual car accident deaths and not feel a bit frightened to drive. You have to think...
Left-turn accident takes one life
There are those who argue that one of the most dangerous things you can do on the road is to make a left turn, and the high prevalence of these accidents seems to support that. Recently, such a crash in Florida took one life and sent another person to the hospital.The...
Recessions make car accidents decline
Car accident rates stem from a lot of different factors. For instance, the invention of a new type of technology, such as the blind spot monitor, may lead to a decrease in overall accidents and an even greater decrease in that specific type of accident. On the other...
1 man dies in 2-car crash in Florida
A man in Florida is dead after a two-car accident that, according to initial reports, it appears that the other driver caused.The Florida Highway Patrol said that the man was from Felda, but he was driving near Immokalee on Monday morning. He was 46 years old at the...
Disney World vacation leads to 4 family members’ deaths in crash
A family from Massachusetts wanted to go to Florida's Disney World for a vacation in the colder months of the year, but the exciting trip took a tragic turn. The van they were in got involved in a traffic accident and four family members, spanning three generations,...
Wrong-way crash on I-75 involves 6 cars
The scene for a massive crash was I-75, the interstate that runs all the way from Florida to Michigan. A wrong-way driver in Florida caused a six-car crash.The accident happened on Sunday, February 9, around the early hour of 3:00 a.m. Per the Florida Highway Patrol,...
Why are U-turns so dangerous?
A driver ahead of you misses their turn. They decide to quickly pull a U-turn in the road, legal or otherwise, so they can get back on the right track.Just watching it happen, you can tell that it's dangerous. But why is it so risky, and why is it often illegal?In...

