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On Saturday evening, a motorcycle accident on Bayside Bridge in Clearwater, Florida injured five people. The motorcycle crash occurred around 11pm and involved four motorcycles. A report released by the Florida Highway Patrol states that the motorcycles were traveling south on Bayside Bridge when one of the motorcycles started to brake and caused the other cyclists to collide because they could not stop in time.

Four drivers and one passenger were thrown from their vehicles and slid several hundred feet across the bridge. Two of the bikers were seriously injured. All of the motorcycle accident victims were transported to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment. Authorities are investigating the crash and charges are pending.

Accidents involving motorcycles, cars, trucks, SUVS, and other vehicles can have life-altering effects for those involved. Injuries can include paralysis, burns, broken or crushed bones, head injuries, and even death.

Motorcycles crash on Bayside Bridge, MyFoxTampaBay.com, June 21, 2009

5 people injuried in motorcycle accident, ABCActionNews.com, June 21, 2009

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Last week in Lighthouse Point, a Florida crane accident claimed the life of 43-year-old construction worker Albert Phillips. Phillips' legs were pinned under the fallen crane and coworkers used equipment on the ground to lift the crane off of him before emergency rescuers arrived at the scene of the accident.

Phillips was transported to North Broward Medical Center and gave his coworkers a thumbs-up sign as he was being carried away to indicate that he would be OK. The worker and father of three was pronounced dead on Tuesday evening, according to Lighthouse Point police.

Phillips' employer, Ray Qualmann Marine, canceled work at the accident site on Wednesday out of respect for the deceased worker. The assistant area director for OSHA's Fort Lauderdale office said Phillips' death was the third workplace fatality this year in Broward as of Wednesday. The crane collapse remains under investigation.

OSHA investigates fatal Lighthouse Point crane collapse, South Florida Sun Sentinel, June 17, 2009

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On Friday evening, a motorcycle accident killed a 54-year-old man who was traveling in the inside lane of Interstate 95 South. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the man's 2009 Honda Gold Wing suddenly veered into the outside lane and hit a concrete barrier wall.

The motorcycle accident occurred near Jacksonville's Emerson Street at 6:39pm. The accident victim, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical center and was later pronounced dead.

Highway Patrol Troopers say the accident is still under investigation to determine if alcohol was a factor. The motorcycle crash reportedly caused $11,000 in damage to the motorcycle.

Gastonia man dies in Florida motorcycle crash, GastonGazette.com, June 13, 2009

Motorcyclist Killed After Collision with Wall on I-95FirstCoastNews.com, June 13, 2009

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Today, officials at the Department of Veteran Affairs are expected to face a congressional panel and discuss how errors at three Southeastern hospitals may have exposed thousands of patients to infectious diseases.

Since February, the VA has been warning approximately 10,000 former patients to get tested for HIV and hepatitis. As of last week, six of those veterans had tested positive for HIV, 13 tested positive for hepatitis B, and 34 tested positive for hepatitis C. The VA's chief patient safety officer says no one will ever know if those patients became infected as the result of improperly operated or cleaned endoscopic equipment used in colonoscopies at Miami and Murfreesboro and that the mistakes were human error.

According to a lawyer who is representing many of the affected VA patients, it is "hard to describe the upheaval and injury this has caused innocent veterans."

Hearing to air VA explanation of hospital mistakes, Associated Press, June 14, 2009

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In Osceaola County, Florida, police are investigating a fatal car accident involving a 14-year-old girl who drove without a license with four other people in the car, including a 3-year-old. On Saturday night near St. Cloud, the car hit a curb, went airborne, and flipped into a culvert.

A 12-year-old girl who was riding in the car died at the hospital following the auto accident. The others survived the car crash with only minor injuries, according to Florida state troopers.

None of the passengers, including the girl's 25-year-old brother, had driver's licenses. According to state troopers, the brother has already been caught twice in two years for driving without a license. Police say charges are pending against the 14-year-old and the 25-year-old.

14-Year-Old Was Driving During Deadly Accident, WFTV.com, June 8, 2009

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In Levy County, Florida, four teens were left seriously injured by a single- vehicle accident on Levy County Road 339A Friday night.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two were ejected from the 2000 Ford Ranger, while the other two were trapped inside the vehicle, when the driver somehow drove onto the north shoulder of the road. Apparently, the driver steered right to avoid a ditch. His pickup truck rotated counterclockwise and spun over two or three times before it ended up on the passenger side.

All four teens were taken to Shands at the University of Florida, where their injuries were listed as serious. One was flown by helicopter, but the other three truck accident victims rode in ambulances. None of the passengers or the driver were wearing seatbelts, which may have increased the severity of their injuries.

The Florida Highway Patrol said they are investigating the motor vehicle crash. Charges are pending.

4 Levy teens injured in crash, Gainesville.com, June 7, 2009

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The driver of a Honda CRV sustained head injuries in a downtown Miami traffic collision during rush hour last Thursday. That same motor vehicle accident killed a 49-year-old Tampa woman and critically injured her 17-year-old daughter.

According to police, the truck crash happened just before 4pm when the Honda was broadsided by a Toyota Tundra pickup truck that had spun out of control, possibly due to wet road conditions. The husband of the woman driving the Honda told press that his wife was stopped at the intersection and was hit by the Toyota when it ran a red light.

The truck accident is still under investigation and no charges have been filed as of yet, according to police. The woman driving the Toyota Tundra was questioned by detectives and later permitted to leave the scene of the accident.

Police Identify Downtown Miami Crash Victims, CBS4.com, May 30, 2009

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A Flanagan High School senior died on Friday after a motor vehicle accident. Ryan Smith, 18, was four days away from graduating when he and a friend went to pick up their caps and gowns at the high school. The car they were in spun out of control and hit a tree. The two South Florida car crash victims were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.

Though the Broward County School district and police refused to confirm the name of the deceased, because the accident is still under investigation, students at the school were opening mourning the loss of their classmate and friend. Smith had planned to attend Lake-Sumter Community College in Central Florida, where he received a baseball scholarship.

This marks the second Broward County auto accident to claim the life of a graduating senior this week. A senior at McFatter Technical High School died last Monday night following a car accident in Miramar. These two recent accidents underscore the tragic fact that traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens in the US.

Flanagan High School senior killed, another injured in Pembroke Pines car crash, South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 29, 2009

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