November 10, 2010, Delray Beach, FL – Three people were hospitalized, one of them in critical condition, after an October 29 accident on Interstate 95 in Delray Beach, The Palm Beach Post has reported. 

The I-95 accident occurred when a woman hit a car and a tractor trailer before she slammed into a median wall, said Lt. Tim Frith, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. 

The wreck shut down I-95 south near Linton Boulevard, snarling morning traffic. 

According to FHP, Regina Sexton, the driver of a Mercury Grand Marquis, merged left, lost control of the car, over-corrected and hit a Toyota Corolla. She then hit the truck and struck the concrete median. 

Sexton and her passenger, Lawrence Sexton, were transported to Delray Medical Center. Her condition was listed as serious and his was critical. Both are from Jenkins, Ky. 

Wilson Hinds, of Lantana, who was driving the Toyota, was also transported to the hospital, but only as a precautionary measure. The victim was expected to be discharged the same day. Luis Lopez of Wellington, the driver of the tractor trailer, did not sustain any injuries. 

According to the 2009 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of South Florida, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in South Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to:

• single-car accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by distracted drivers or aggressive driving.

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October 28, 2010 – Loxahatchee, FL ― Ryan Garcia was hospitalized at St. Mary’s Medical Center on October 27 after a school bus hit him in the vicinity of Seminole Ridge High.

According to reports on CBS12.com, the bus driver, Johnny Burroughs Sr., was reassigned to non-driving duties as authorities investigate the cause of the pedestrian accident. Charges against the school bus driver might be pending.

The accident occurred north of Sycamore Drive at Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. According to police, 17-year-old Garcia was crossing the street on Seminole Pratt Whitney when he was struck by the bus. Thankfully, the school bus was not occupied with students at the time of the crash.

Police said the bus was stopped at a red light, and when the light turned green, the bus turned left to enter Seminole Pratt Whitney while Garcia was in the crosswalk. Burroughs told police he did not see the teen, who was wearing dark clothing on that foggy morning. 

It was initially thought that Garcia’s injuries, including head trauma, were life-threatening, but he was later reported to be in stable condition.

Burroughs, employed as a bus driver since 1991, had been cited numerous times for speeding and other traffic offenses. The last time he received a citation was in January of this year.

According to the 2009 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of South Florida, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in South Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to:

• single-car accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by distracted drivers or aggressive driving.

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October 19, 2010 – Royal Palm Beach FL - Authorities are searching for a speeding hit and run driver who nearly killed Jose Antonio Diaz in Royal Palm Beach.

According to reports on WPTV.com, Diaz, 61, had gathered with relatives when he went out to his car to retrieve his glasses. As he was getting his glasses, a car that was driving westbound on Sandpiper Avenue drove into the yard and struck him.

The hit and run driver cut a path through the grass and then fled. Deputies think the culprit may have been driving an old Ford pickup that was either green or blue. Police collected evidence at the scene including a beer can and cigarette butt, which will be sent off for DNA testing.

As a result of the hit and run accident, Diaz sustained a punctured lung, internal bleeding and several broken bones. He was airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.

Neighbors, although shocked, were not surprised by the ordeal. Alan Lafoy, a resident on the street where the hit and accident took place, said he had seen three auto accidents where the offenders fled.

Days after the nearly fatal accident, Diaz was in the intensive care unit in West Palm Beach. According to his daughter, Dairys Diaz of Miami, he was receiving supplemental oxygen, but was in a lot of pain.

Traffic Injuries and Fatalities in Florida

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ 2009 Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of South Florida, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in South Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to:

• single-car accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by distracted drivers or aggressive driving.

If you have been named in this blog or you are the victim’s family member or friend and would like the blog posting removed from our website, please feel free to contact us and we will promptly accommodate your request.

October 19, 2010 – Lake Worth, FL - A pedestrian who was fatally struck on Interstate 95 has been identified as Bayron Galindo, 31, The Palm Beach Post reported. 

The 31-year-old victim, who was from Lake Worth, was hit by two vehicles. According to published reports by the Florida Highway Patrol, Galindo was on the west side of I-95 south and attempting to cross over to the east side near the area of 10^th Avenue North around 6:30 A.M. on October 16.   

Ernesto Rivera, 47, was driving a Lincoln Town Car when he noticed Galindo trying to cross the highway. Although he tried to avoid hitting Galindo, the back of the Town Car struck the pedestrian and knocked Galindo to the ground in the center lane. 

A second motorist, 44-year-old Juan Ramos, did not notice that Galindo had been struck down and ran over him with his Ford Mustang. 

FHP is unsure whether any other vehicles came into contact with Galindo, who died on the scene.

Traffic Injuries and Fatalities in Florida

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ 2009 Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of South Florida, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in South Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to:

• single-car accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by distracted drivers or aggressive driving.

If you have been named in this blog or you are the victim’s family member or friend and would like the blog posting removed from our website, please feel free to contact us and we will promptly accommodate your request.

October 13, 2010, Jupiter — A fatal van accident that killed a Fort Pierce man on I-95 on the morning of October 11, 2010, may have been caused by a tire blowout according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

The Palm Beach Post reports that a van carrying a group of day laborers from Fort Pierce to West Palm Beach crashed on I-95 near the exit for Indiantown Road around 6:35 a.m. Jose Aguiniga Gil was pronounced dead at the scene.  The 38-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt. 

Five other men in the van sustained injuries and were transported to various local hospitals. They were identified as: the driver, 48-year-old Jose J. Calixto-Aguilar; 68-year-old Enrique Morales; 53-year-old Martin Gomez; 36-year-old Adrian Magana; and 41-year-old Juan C. Hernandez Serrato. All of the victims live in Fort Pierce. 

They were southbound in a ’99 Dodge Grand Caravan when a rear tire separated, causing Calixto-Aguilar to lose control of the vehicle in a construction zone. 

The Caravan swerved, rammed into a retaining wall and flipped before landing in the right and middle lanes of traffic. Gil was ejected from the van.

I-95 was closed for nearly 3 hours as the retaining wall had to be repaired.

Traffic Fatalities in Florida

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ 2009 Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of South Florida, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in South Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to:

• single-car accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by distracted drivers or aggressive driving.

If you have been named in this blog or you are the victim’s family member or friend and would like the blog posting removed from our website, please feel free to contact us and we will promptly accommodate your request.