Jacksonville police said a 20-year-old woman died and two other people were seriously injured when they were ejected from their vehicle this morning. None were wearing seat belts, police said.
Malanicia A. Bookman, of the 3600 block of Moncrief Road West, died in the 6 a.m. accident in the 700 block of Edgewood Avenue North. The identities of the other victims has not been released.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Jacksonville man injured when thrown from rolling vehicle
The driver of a Ford minivan apparently lost control of the vehicle he was driving, causing an accident in which he was injured last night, Jacksonville police said.The 24-year-old Jacksonville man, who has not yet been indentified, was driving along Hyde Grove Avenue, just west of Lane Avenue South, when the vehicle lost control, police said. The man was thrown from the minivan, which rolled multiple times. Speed was likely an issue, police said.
Community says Goodbye to Arlington Preacher Killled in Car Accident
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The unique life of neighborhood icon Sarah Jarvis was remembered today at a service at her church celebrating her life.
Jarvis, known for walking with her Bible in her East Arlington neighborhood to bless and preach to the people she met, was hit by a car and killed there early Monday while crossing the street.
Jarvis, known for walking with her Bible in her East Arlington neighborhood to bless and preach to the people she met, was hit by a car and killed there early Monday while crossing the street.
Candlelight Vigil Held For Crash Victims
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Friends and family of a local mother killed in a weekend crash and her two daughters on life support gathered at the Jacksonville Landing Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil.
Dana King, 34, was killed in Orlando on Saturday when the SUV she was in crashed into a pond.
Her daughters, 14-year-old Ariel King and 3-year-old Brealyn Nesmith, remain on life support at two Orlando hospitals.
Dana King, 34, was killed in Orlando on Saturday when the SUV she was in crashed into a pond.
Her daughters, 14-year-old Ariel King and 3-year-old Brealyn Nesmith, remain on life support at two Orlando hospitals.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Jacksonville police identify man killed in rollover crash
Jacksonville police identified a man killed in a one-vehicle Southside crash this morning as James J. Bartman Jr., 21, of the 7900 block of Merrill Road.
Police said Bartman was driving north in the 1800 block of South St. Johns Bluff Road near Atlantic Boulevard about 2:30 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle flipped, ejecting Bartman, likely indicating he wasn't wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective John C. Hurst of the Sheriff’s Office said the driver appeared to have drifted off the roadway and overcorrected before the vehicle rolled over.
Police said Bartman was driving north in the 1800 block of South St. Johns Bluff Road near Atlantic Boulevard about 2:30 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle flipped, ejecting Bartman, likely indicating he wasn't wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective John C. Hurst of the Sheriff’s Office said the driver appeared to have drifted off the roadway and overcorrected before the vehicle rolled over.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Jacksonville motorcyclist killed in car wreck - Jacksonville Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
A Jacksonville motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car at Fort Caroline Road and Cesery Boulevard in the Arlington area of Jacksonville about 2 a.m. Friday.
Detective M.A. Knox of the Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide division said at the scene investigators had not determined the cause of the accident, but both vehicles were attempting to make turns at the intersection.
The motorcyclist, 49-year-old Timothy S. Yates, was taken to Shands Jacksonville with life-threatening injuries where he died a few hours after the crash, according to a news release. Yates, who was not wearing a helmet, had just turned 49 Thursday.
The man driving the car and his female passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Knox said.
Detective M.A. Knox of the Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide division said at the scene investigators had not determined the cause of the accident, but both vehicles were attempting to make turns at the intersection.
The motorcyclist, 49-year-old Timothy S. Yates, was taken to Shands Jacksonville with life-threatening injuries where he died a few hours after the crash, according to a news release. Yates, who was not wearing a helmet, had just turned 49 Thursday.
The man driving the car and his female passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Knox said.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
In road rage, other guy is always wrong - Road Rage Jacksonville Florida Lawyers
Two men arrested in what could have been a disastrous road-rage shootout on Interstate 95 Sunday offered an insight into the psychology of aggression on the highway when each sought police to report the other's actions, experts said.
No one was injured in the rolling gun battle that ended with four bullet holes in a Scion, including two in the car's cabin, and included a volley of gunfire by the Scion's driver, who shot across the passenger seat where a woman was sitting, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
No one was injured in the rolling gun battle that ended with four bullet holes in a Scion, including two in the car's cabin, and included a volley of gunfire by the Scion's driver, who shot across the passenger seat where a woman was sitting, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Two dead in Baker County car wreck
Two men died in a two-vehicle crash in Baker County Monday morning, Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported.
Arthur Hewett, 61, of Lake Butler, and Charles Sharp, 21, of Jacksonville, were killed in the crash on State Road 121 about two miles south of Interstate 10, according to the FHP.
A Pontiac carrying Sharp and David Moody, 31, of Orange Park, was traveling south on SR 121 when the vehicle crossed the road's center line and struck the left front of a Toyota pickup truck driven by Hewett.
Arthur Hewett, 61, of Lake Butler, and Charles Sharp, 21, of Jacksonville, were killed in the crash on State Road 121 about two miles south of Interstate 10, according to the FHP.
A Pontiac carrying Sharp and David Moody, 31, of Orange Park, was traveling south on SR 121 when the vehicle crossed the road's center line and struck the left front of a Toyota pickup truck driven by Hewett.
Friday, January 30, 2009
1 Dead, 3 Hurt in Buckman Bridge Crash
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- An Orange Park man is dead and three others are hurt after an early morning crash on the Buckman Bridge.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
Troopers say 34-year-old Jhony Nunez-Serrano's car was stopped in the emergency lane on the northbound side of the Buckman Bridge, when an SUV crashed into him.
Thirty-two-year-old John Dame Robinson of Green Cove Springs was driving that SUV. He suffered minor injuries that did not need treatment.
Nunez-Serrano was pronounced dead at the scene. His passengers, Oscar Hernandez-Nunez and 15-year-old Jose Luis Hernandez, were both taken to Shands with minor injuries.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
Troopers say 34-year-old Jhony Nunez-Serrano's car was stopped in the emergency lane on the northbound side of the Buckman Bridge, when an SUV crashed into him.
Thirty-two-year-old John Dame Robinson of Green Cove Springs was driving that SUV. He suffered minor injuries that did not need treatment.
Nunez-Serrano was pronounced dead at the scene. His passengers, Oscar Hernandez-Nunez and 15-year-old Jose Luis Hernandez, were both taken to Shands with minor injuries.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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An 84-year-old Amelia Island woman died Monday after she was injured in a car wreck Friday.
Margery H. Freas, was on License Drive in Nassau County about 4 p.m. when she tried to turn left onto Florida 200. Freas drove into the path of traffic, and her car was struck on the driver's side by a vehicle going about 55 mph, according to a Nassau County Sheriff's Office report.
The other driver, who was wearing a seat belt, wasn't injured.
Freas was airlifted to Shands Jacksonville and died three days later. Her passenger and husband, Arthur Freas, was also injured and taken to the same hospital. Both were wearing seat belts.
An obituary by the York (Pa.) Daily Record said the couple had been married for 60 years.
Margery H. Freas, was on License Drive in Nassau County about 4 p.m. when she tried to turn left onto Florida 200. Freas drove into the path of traffic, and her car was struck on the driver's side by a vehicle going about 55 mph, according to a Nassau County Sheriff's Office report.
The other driver, who was wearing a seat belt, wasn't injured.
Freas was airlifted to Shands Jacksonville and died three days later. Her passenger and husband, Arthur Freas, was also injured and taken to the same hospital. Both were wearing seat belts.
An obituary by the York (Pa.) Daily Record said the couple had been married for 60 years.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Jacksonville teen dies in one-car accident overnight.
A teen died early this morning in a one-car accident on Philips Highway.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Kirsten R. Harper of Jacksonville was traveling south on Southside Boulevard near Philips Highway at 3 a.m.
Harper attempted to turn left on Philips when she lost control of her car, FHP said. The car left the road on the south shoulder and struck a power pole then a sign before coming to rest.
FHP said Harper, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered fatal injuries in the accident. Her passenger, Isabelle D. Cyr, 18, of Jacksonville suffered minor injuries in the accident.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Kirsten R. Harper of Jacksonville was traveling south on Southside Boulevard near Philips Highway at 3 a.m.
Harper attempted to turn left on Philips when she lost control of her car, FHP said. The car left the road on the south shoulder and struck a power pole then a sign before coming to rest.
FHP said Harper, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered fatal injuries in the accident. Her passenger, Isabelle D. Cyr, 18, of Jacksonville suffered minor injuries in the accident.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Man dies in crash in St Augustine
A 90-year-old man was killed in a single car accident on State Road 13 near Orangedale on Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Marion T. Payne of St. Augustine was driving a four-door 1999 Saturn south on S.R. 13 about two miles south of Greenbriar Road where the road curves to the left. The Saturn drove off onto the west shoulder and the front bumper struck a culvert causing the vehicle to become airborne. It then headed into a ditch and overturned end over end before coming to a final rest facing north on its left side, the FHP said.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Semi-truck accident halts traffic
Traffic at the Tyler overpass on SR-904 was delayed for about 30 minutes on Jan. 12 when a semi-truck overturned and skidded on its side for before coming to a stop blocking traffic and injuring the driver.
Washington State Trooper Chad Kinder said just before 5 p.m. the truck failed to negotiate the 25 mph bend just south of Interstate 90 that leads to the Tyler overpass. The truck’s trailer slid off the road first, which pulled the rest of the truck onto its side.
“The fog and speed issue is a huge element,” Kinder said of the cause of the accident.
Fatal car accident in St Augustine Florida
Two people died Monday in an early morning wreck on State Road 13 in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
"We're waiting on the medical examiner to do a positive identification," FHP spokesman Lt. William Leeper said.
Three-car wreck kills Baker County man
A Baker County man was killed Friday in a three-car accident near Sanderson, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.The wreck that killed Howard Baird, 80, of Sanderson closed County Road 229 at County Road 124 for several hours while investigators examined wreckage, according to a Highway Patrol report.
Jacksonville man killed in motorcycle accident
A Jacksonville man was killed Friday evening when a van struck his Harley-Davidson.
David G, Jenkins, 56, was traveling eastbound on Florida 134 near Florida at 6 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol reported, when he attempted to make a left turn onto Florida 21.
David G, Jenkins, 56, was traveling eastbound on Florida 134 near Florida at 6 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol reported, when he attempted to make a left turn onto Florida 21.
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