Each year, approximately two million Americans suffer car crash injuries across the country, according to the Insurance Information Institute (III). Additionally, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reports that there were 381,156 total car crashes across the state in 2022, resulting in 242,622 injuries and 3,292 fatalities. Most Common Injuries from…
Being involved in a car crash is a traumatizing experience. Immediately, you may be overwhelmed by adrenaline, confusion, fear, anxiety, and pain. After a crash it’s not always easy to make rational decisions. The most important thing you can do is to maintain your composure and keep calm. According to the expert car crash…
Drivers, beware the trail. Military Trail, that is! In 2022, there were almost 25,000 car crashes in Palm Beach County, per the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). Palm Beach County ranked 5th in the state in the number of crashes, behind only Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough and Orange. The roadway you…
Anyone who lives in Florida knows it always ranks highly as one of the “sunniest” states in the U.S. Something residents of the “Sunshine State” may not know? Their home is also among the national leaders in car crashes. In 2022, Florida ranked #3, behind only Texas and California, according to the National Highway…
A Wellington resident died on Tuesday, January 4, after his motorcycle collided with a left-turning Porsche outside the Walmart Supercenter in Royal Palm Beach, according to a recent article by the Palm Beach Post. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) told the Post that the crash happened on Tuesday morning around 8 AM….
On Friday, March 6, Joshua Carver, 20, died in a motorcycle accident after an SUV cut in front of his bike. Officials say the accident happened at Cox Road and Fisherman’s Place in Cocoa. Carver was riding northbound on Cox Rd. when a southbound Chevrolet SUV driven by 74-year-old Robert Jones tried to make…
Thomas Eades, 63, of Tequestra died on Wednesday, February 19, when his motorcycle was rear-ended on the Turnpike in Palm Beach County. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officials say the three-vehicle wreck happened around 6:40 PM, near mile marker 81 and the Atlantic Avenue exit. Eades was riding a 2019 Harley-Davidson Road Glide behind a…
A collision between a motorcycle and car on Sunday afternoon proved deadly for the motorcycle rider, 75-year-old Thomas Valley of Ormond Beach. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 3:20 in the afternoon, on Country Road 455 and Cavallo Drive. Valley was headed south on his 2013 Honda motorcycle. Richard Powell, 40,…
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says a motorcyclist was killed after a collision with a Toyota around 5:38 PM on Wednesday, April 3.
Just Bent, 35, was killed when an elderly driver failed to yield the right of way, striking his motorcycle and killed the young husband and father.