Category Archives: Auto Accidents
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A 92-year-old Newnan woman was killed in an accident in Marion County, Florida, Tuesday, September 12. The woman was a passenger in a 2013 Ford F-150 being driven by her 62-year-old son, who is also from Newnan. The vehicle collided with a 2013 Toyota Sienna driven by a 32-year-old woman from Summerfield. According to the… Read More »
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According to investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), design limitations in the Tesla Model S autopilot system played a significant role in the first known fatal accident involving a vehicle operating under automated control on the highway. The board review indicates the direct cause of the accident was the inattentive driver’s reliance on… Read More »
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Two police officers in Florida died from injuries sustained in an auto accident the morning of Sunday, September 10 in Hardee County. The officers reportedly crashed their vehicles into each other in a head-on collision. However, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has been unable to determine if Hurricane Irma was a contributing factor in the… Read More »