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The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reports that a 40-year-old woman was the only person involved in a fatal single-vehicle crash in Tallahassee early Tuesday morning, January 3. According to the FHP accident report, the crash and SUV rollover occurred at Mahan Drive and Baum Road on U.S. 90. Around 7:30 a.m., the black SUV driven by the woman drifted off the eastbound road, then traveled to the south shoulder before striking a tree, overturning, and then striking another tree. The woman was wearing her seatbelt, according to a report in the Tallahassee Democrat. There is no word on why the vehicle left the road.
Our condolences go out to the woman’s friends and family members for her sudden loss.
Florida Traffic Accidents
According to state statistics, there were 2,563 fatal crashes on Florida’s roadways in 2010, a decline by 14 percent in traffic fatalities from the year before. This is the fourth year in a row there’s been a decline in Florida traffic deaths. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, running off the roadway accounted for 157 injuries and 17 deaths in Florida in 2010. A collision with a fixed object accounted for 479 fatalities and 21,447 injuries.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a traffic accident with injuries, the Tallahassee auto accident injury lawyers of Farah & Farah will offer a complimentary consultation to discuss your options. Even if you were partially at fault, there may be avenues to seek recovery for your losses. Call us at 1(800) 533-3555.
Source: http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120103/NEWS/120103002/Update-FHP-identifies-the-victim-in-fatal-morning-crash?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE
A teenage driver, a 30-year-old female passenger, and two young children were killed in a Florida SUV rollover accident on Interstate 75 in Ocala Saturday, October 8. Altogether there were eight people from one family in the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe from Tucker, Georgia on their way to the beaches of Miami. Behind the wheel was a 17-year-old who began drifting off the southbound interstate around 3 a.m.
According to a report in The Orlando Sentinel, the young driver over-corrected making a sharp right turn to get back onto the interstate, but he lost control of the vehicle and it rolled several times. The Tahoe then hit a median and stopped rolling in the northbound lane, landing on its roof.
The driver and five passengers were ejected from the vehicle including a 7-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy who were pronounced dead at the scene. The 30-year-old female died, along with the teenage driver, and a 51-year-old female was in critical condition after being taken to Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Three passengers, a 39-year-old man, 60-year-old woman, and an 11-year old were in stable condition. The 39-year-old was the father of the driver and was the only one reported to be wearing a seat belt.
The Ocala Star-Banner searched records and found the father received traffic citations five years ago for failing to use seat belts for three children ages 7, 12, and 13.
The Farah & Farah law firm extends its condolences to all of the family members involved in this horrific crash. The teenage driver was a standout high school basketball player taking honors classes and was already being courted by college coaches. It is a very sad loss all around.
The early morning hours have a disproportionate number of Florida auto accidents because of driver fatigue. If you have been involved in an early morning crash with another vehicle, Farah & Farah will always offer a complimentary consultation so you can explore your options for compensation. Just call us at 1-800-533-3555.
Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/08/2444688/4-killed-4-injured-in-crash-on.html
There have been too many stories of single-vehicle rollovers involving Explorers and it has happened again. This time a 31-year-old man from Archer died on Sunday night, May 29, on southbound Interstate 75 just before 11 p.m. The man was driving north of State Road 26 when he tried to change lanes and, according to Channel 4, he lost control of the vehicle. The Ford SUV then overturned and the man was thrown from the Explorer. He was not wearing a seat belt. Unfortunately a tractor-trailer came along at the same time and hit the man and possibly another vehicle was involved. FHP believes it may have been a white Toyota that hit the victim and failed to stop.
The man died at the scene. Our condolences are extended to his family and friends for his sudden passing.
No vehicle is responsible for more SUV rollover accidents in Florida and the U.S. than the Ford Explorer. Although this story did not say what model year was involved, Ford has corrected the tendency to rollover with an improved roof crush and electronic stability control but unfortunately, many older Ford Explorers are still on the road today that do not meet basic safety standards. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), rollovers killed 10,000 people in 2002 and accounted for nearly 33 percent of deaths in car crashes.
Ford has faced wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits across the country stemming from a series of rollover accidents that involved earlier models of its Explorer including a class action lawsuit on behalf of 800,000 Explorer owners who alleged Ford falsely advertised the vehicles as safe when the company knew they had a tendency to rollover.
If you or a loved one have been injured in a rollover accident in Florida, the Jacksonville car accident attorneys at Farah & Farah will investigate the extent to which the instability of the vehicle contributed to your injuries and other losses. Call us for a free consultation on your accident case at 1-800-533-3555.
Sources: http://www.news4jax.com/news/28070808/detail.html, http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/esv/esv19/05-0450-O.pdf and http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/safercar/menuitem.13dd5c887c7e1358fefe0a2f35a67789/?vgnextoid=de58e66aeee35110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD
A 26-year-old Ocala woman died on Friday, May 20, in a two-vehicle crash in Lake County that resulted in a rollover. The Orlando Sentinel reports the wreck occurred on State Road 19 north of Altoona about 8:30 a.m. when the driver of a pickup truck turned in front of the vehicle in which she was riding. The 1996 Chevrolet was traveling southbound on SR 19 and was driven by a 30-year-old man from Silver Springs, according to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report. The pickup was driven by a 44-year-old woman from Altoona, who was not injured. The woman who died was thrown from the vehicle, but two others in the car were taken to Halifax Medical Center with unknown medical conditions. The FHP continues to investigate the fatal Lake County car collision and charges could be filed.
Our condolences are extended to the family of the young woman who died tragically and suddenly in this Florida SUV rollover accident.
There is no word in this article whether anyone was wearing a seat belt. We also don’t know from this report whether or not the Chevrolet was a sedan or an SUV, which has a greater chance of rolling over due to its high center of gravity. It was not until about 10 years later than this model that stability control was added to SUVs to keep them on the road in a sudden aversion action.
The Orange Park car accident lawyers at the Farah & Farah law firm understand that a life can be lost in a second and the cause of crash is not always what it seems. In the case of an ejected passenger, our experienced auto accident attorneys would want to know whether or not the seat belt was working at the time of the collision. If it was used and failed, the auto accident case could turn into a product liability action, holding the auto manufacturer and seat belt maker liable for the wrongful death. There are many questions following a car accident and Farah & Farah is here to help with a complimentary consultation.
This is a tragic story to report out of Sarasota where four teenagers were killed on Sunday, March 13, when their SUV hit a concrete block wall after the driver lost control of the vehicle. The crash occurred on Wilkinson Road, east of Cayo Grande Drive, where The Bradenton Herald reports that the eastbound 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer began rotating counter-clockwise and traveled over the center line and into westbound traffic. The right side of the SUV struck the wall on the north shoulder of the road. The collision happened around 5:25 a.m. and the teens, ages 14 to 19, died when the Trailblazer rolled onto its right side and was stopped at the wall.
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report of the fatal Florida SUV rollover accident says troopers do not suspect alcohol played a role in this tragic crash, but because of the extensive damage, they believe excessive speed contributed to the devastation. Everyone, except a 15-year-old female, was reported to be wearing a seat belt.
Our condolences and prayers go out to these families for their sudden loss. The 19-year-old driver and his 14-year-old sister were two of the four teens killed.
Teenage Driver Accident Statistics
Data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles states that in 2009, fatalities on the road for teen drivers and passengers fell by more than 20 percent from the year before (193 to 153 deaths). That is no consolation for these families and traffic crashes still represent the leading cause of death for children and teens. Teen drivers consistently post the highest crash rate involvement of any age group at 381 per 10,000 licensed drivers.
Make sure your children understand that driving is a privilege, not a right, and that it can be taken away if they do not follow the rules of the road. If your teen is involved in a car accident, the Florida car accident lawyers at the personal injury law firm of Farah & Farah can offer you a complimentary consultation to explore your options and rights.
WALB-Television in South Georgia reported that a woman from Valdosta, Georgia was killed and her family hospitalized after her Ford Explorer overturned on westbound Interstate 10 in Baker County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, February 27. The 43-year-old female driver’s husband and children were also in the car and, according to the television station, they were not wearing seat belts and were ejected from the overturned vehicle and seriously injured. The 21-year-old and 8-year-old are hospitalized in critical condition in Jacksonville. A 15-year-old and the 51-year-old husband are reported to be hospitalized in serious condition.
In a later update, North Florida Now reports that the woman lost control on I-10 at mile marker 332 near Macclenny when she overcorrected and crossed both lanes into the emergency lane, then overcorrected the vehicle again, causing the Explorer to overturn. The driver died at the scene of the Florida SUV rollover accident. According to this update, the driver was the only one wearing a seat belt. We do not know from either report whether another vehicle was involved in the accident.
Our condolences are extended to all of the friends and family members of this woman and her children for their injuries and her passing.
The Florida car accident lawyers at Farah & Farah often finds that Ford Explorers are the type of vehicle involved in rollover accidents. Before stability control was added, Explorers were responsible for hundreds if not thousands of motorist fatalities. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that, while any vehicle can rollover in a crash, about 25 percent of occupant deaths in cars and minivans involve rollovers, and that number jumps to 59 percent for rollover accidents involving SUVs.
The Florida personal injury law firm of Farah & Farah remind us that electronic stability control will be adopted universally in all model year vehicles beginning with 2013. If you or a loved one is involved in an SUV rollover accident in Florida, call our law offices so our accident attorneys can advocate on your behalf.
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