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Car accidents happen frequently in Jacksonville and throughout Duval County. A collision can happen in seconds, leaving both drivers and passengers seriously injured or killed. Many of these accidents happen at busy intersections. But which intersections in the county see the most accidents? The News4Jax I-TEAM reviewed crash reports submitted to the state’s Department of...

  A recent string of fatal car accidents involving teens has put a spotlight on the risky behaviors of new drivers. In late May, northeast Florida suffered three fatal car accidents involving teens, resulting in a total of three deaths. The victims were two Jacksonville teens ages 17 and 18, and a 71-year-old Nassau County...

We're only a little more than a quarter of the way through 2021, and Duval County is already on pace to have more fatalities from motor vehicle crashes than last year. According to preliminary data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, there have been 55 deaths from crashes in Duval County as...

A rollover crash involving a semi can have deadly consequences. A large commercial truck has a massive size advantage over most other vehicles on the road, weighing as much as 20-30 times more than the average passenger vehicle. Big rigs also have high centers of gravity, making them susceptible to scary rollover accidents where the...

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, is co-sponsoring a proposal that would make underride guards on the sides and fronts of all new trucks mandatory. The “Stop Underrides Act,” which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, in early March, would also require underride guards on the rear of large trucks to be updated. Underride...

Car accident lawyers weigh in on the dangers of excessive speeding We see lead-footed drivers barreling down Florida freeways at dangerous speeds far too often. Some drivers speed when they're in a hurry to get from point A to point B. Thrill-seeking drivers speed for the fun of it. All speeders have one thing in...

It takes a considerable amount of skill, experience, and attention to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle. Any minor error made by a truck driver can result in a catastrophe that can injure or kill many people. There are few things that are more dangerous than a truck driver who is distracted by a cellphone....

It may be called the Sunshine State, but inclement weather conditions are common in Florida. We see torrential rainstorms, hurricane-force winds and thick fog. Sometimes, severe weather can take Florida drivers by surprise. If you were involved in a crash during unfavorable driving conditions, you may not be sure who was at fault. The experienced...

The dangers of drunk driving should be common sense to motorists in Florida. Yet, there are far too many people who operate cars while under the influence of alcohol. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 10,511 traffic fatalities across the United States in 2018 that were linked to drunk driving. During...