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The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports that a Boca Raton man suffered minor head injuries following a boating crash. The man’s rented boat hit a concrete bridge post, but the man is apparently doing fine despite a scratch on his head.

Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue responded to the boat accident and treated the man. Another man who was riding in the boat assured paramedics he was not injured.

Since the boat hit a bridge in their city, Boca Raton police say they plan to investigate. Although none of the passengers were not seriously injured in this case, boating accidents can have serious consequences, including broken bones, spinal cord injuries, and even death.

Source: Boca Raton man suffers minor injury in boating accident, South Florida Sun Sentinel, November 20, 2009

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Last Thursday morning, a Fort Lauderdale commuter train accident killed two people. Another train accident victim remained in critical condition four days after the incident.

A 44-year-old woman from East Tennessee reportedly drove onto the tracks just as the lights flashed and the crossing gates lowered. The driver tried to back up and hit the crossing arm behind her car. Other drivers honked frantically in attempt to warn her, seconds before the commuter train reached the crossing, flipping the car off the side and throwing two people from the vehicle. Only one passenger survived the collision.

According to Fort Lauderdale Police, a preliminary investigation showed that all the safety features at the crossing were properly functioning. However, the commuter train accident remains under investigation.

Source: Train wreck survivor in critical condition 4 days later, South Florida Sun Sentinel, November 23, 2009

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This past weekend, two Floridians were killed in separate motorcycle accidents on Florida roads.

On Saturday, a single motorcycle accident in Okaloose County took the life of a 55-year-old Pensacola man who lost control of his Honda motorcycle. The cyclist was handling a curve his bike went onto the north shoulder of Old Bethel Road nad hit a concrete culvert. He was thrown from the motorcycle and was taken to Northa Okaloose Medical Center. The Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcycle accident victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Also on Saturday, in an unrelated motorcycle crash, another motorcyclist was killed after a car collided with his bke on State Road 292. The driver of the car was charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with the deadly accident and was being held without bond at Escambia County Jail. The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and the FHP said he was also wearing a helmet.

Two Pensacolians die in motorcycle wrecks, PNJ.com, November 16, 2009

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Three Florida teens died in an auto accident early Sunday morning when the red Volkswagen they were riding in hit guardrail and turned over into a canal. The 16-year-old driver and two of his passengers, also 16, were removed from the vehicle by police and transported to Coral Springs Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

A third passenger, age 15, managed to escape the Volkswagen and survive.

According to Coral Springs police, the motor vehicle accident occurred just after midnight, when another vehicle driven by a 59-year-old Miami man T-boned the Volkswagen carrying the teens. The impact of the auto collision sent the Volkswagen careening off the road and into the canal. So far no charges have been filed in this fatal car accident.

Teens Drown in Car That Plunged Into South Florida Canal, WOKV.com, November 16, 2009

3 teens killed after car crashes into canal, Miami Herald, November 15, 2009

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Early Saturday morning, a 15-year-old Wellington High School sophomore was killed in a car crash after the teen hit a bump and lost control of the vehicle, a 2006 Nisson 350. Records show the boy was not wearing a seatbelt and was driving without a license.

Florida laws require drivers with learner's permits to have a passenger who is at least 21 or older at all times. The law also prohibits those with a learner's permit Palm Beach County Teen Dies in Car Crash from driving after 10pm. The teen was reportedly violating both laws when the car accident occurred.

His passenger, a 16-year-old Wellington boy, was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the auto accident and was able to walk away from the crash with only minor injuries. Authorities are still investigating the fatal motor vehicle accident, but they say alcohol did not appear to be a factor.

Source: Wellington teen who died in early-morning crash was violating learners-permit restrictions, Palm Beach Post, November 7, 2009

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A few weeks ago, a sail boating accident on Merritt Island in Florida forced the closure of a bridge in the morning and led to a power outage impacting nearly 1,100 customers. The sailboat crash occurred just before 11am when a catamaran with a 50-foot mast attempted to sail down the barge canal.

According to officials, the boaters misjudged the height of electrical wires. One wire fell across the bow of the boat, and power lines dangled in the water after the boat crash. Authorities closed the barge canal for about half an hour, creating an hour-long detour for anyone living north of the canal and those trying to get to Kennedy Space Center.

No injuries were reported as a result of the boating collision.

Source: Boat Accident Leads To 1,100 Without Power, WFTV.com, October 23, 2009

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An accident at the Pensacola Interstate Fair injured four people when a piece of metal from a ride. The accident occurred around 2:30pm, and the Tidal Wave was shut down. It was the last day of the fair, which began on October 22.

Despite the accident, many fair-goers continued waiting in line for rides and enjoying the last day of the festivities.

The scope of their injuries and the identities of those injured at the fair were not disclosed, but the accident will be investigated thoroughly. The Bureau of Fair Rides, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture, holds the responsibility of inspecting fair rides throughout the state of Florida.

Four hurt on fair ride, PNJ.com, November 1, 2009

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On Friday morning, a pick-up truck driver from West Palm Beach was killed in a Coral Springs traffic accident. The 39-year-old man was driving a Toyota pick-up truck when he collided with a Chevrolet Impala as it was exiting a parking lot nearby. Coral Springs police say the driver of the truck lost control of his vehicle and it rolled over, ejecting him. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident.

The 58-year-old Coral Springs woman who was driving the Chevrolet Impala was not injured in the accident, and there were no other passengers in either vehicle.

The truck crash occurred around 10:45am last Friday near the 10700 block of Wiles Road. Police say the collision remains under investigation.

Driver killed in Coral Springs crash was a West Palm Beach man, police say, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 31, 2009

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