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A motorcyclist was killed when he rear-ended a truck on Interstate 95, fell onto the asphalt and was struck by a sport-utility vehicle Monday night in Palm Bay.
Edwin Sorto-Gonzales, 28, of Ranburne, Ala., died in the 9:05 p.m. crash, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The wreck occurred near Mile Marker 178, midway between the U.S. 192 and Palm Bay Road exits.
Sorto-Gonzales was driving a 2004 Yamaha south on I-95 when he failed to slow down and struck the back of a 1998 Chevrolet pickup.
A 60-year-old man lost control of his car and crashed into a Winter Park home, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Peter Love, of Winter Park, crashed into a home near Raiders Run and Heritage Boulevard, not far from Aloma Avenue and Semoran Boulevard, the FHP said.
According to troopers, Love was driving a 2011 four-door Nissan eastbound on Raiders Run and lost control for an unknown reason. The car left the roadway, went through a yard and struck a house at 3141 Raiders Run.
Love suffered minor injuries and was taken to Winter Park Hospital.
Orlando police shut down a stretch of Interstate 4 due to a deadly accident early Saturday morning.
Police said the accident involved five cars in the westbound lanes at Princeton Avenue.
Police said the accident killed two people and was the result of a wrong-way driver.
Westbound lanes of I-4 were shut down starting at Kennedy Boulevard and continuing to Princeton Boulevard.
Northbound lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down due to a vehicle and brush fire in Volusia County Saturday.
Firefighters said one person died as a result of the accident.
Firefighters said the fire started around Mile Marker 258, just south of Daytona Beach in the northbound lanes of I-95.
Firefighters said a the vehicle ran off the road, hit a tree, caught on fire and the fire then spread into woods.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said one other person was injured from the accident.
A 13-year-old girl was killed in a crash involving two motorcycles in Central Florida, and investigators are trying to determine if a deer caused the fatal accident.
The crash happened around noon Sunday on Courtenay Parkway near Taylor Road in northern Brevard County.
According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Jessica Dalrymple, of Merritt Island, was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by 67-year-old Michael Bowers.
The president of a north Florida tea party group has been killed in a two-vehicle car crash in Marion County.
The Florida Highway Patrol told the Ocala Star-Banner that 70-year-old Stephen Hunter of Sparr died in the Friday night crash. Hunter headed the Ocala Tea Party or Tea Party Solutions for the last several years.
Troopers say Hunter was attempting to make a left turn on U.S. 441 and apparently did not see an oncoming pickup truck, which struck Hunter's car on the driver's side.
Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Melbourne - Disney World and the Daytona 500 on the "Fun Coast" of Florida
Over 50 million people per year visit the famous Walt Disney World theme park located in Orlando, making it one of the world's biggest tourist destinations. On the coast northeast of Orlando you'll find Daytona Beach, and just south of that, the city of Melbourne, which are both in a region sometimes referred to as the Fun Coast. The hard-packed sand beaches of the area were popular places to drive motor vehicles, and until the building of the Daytona Speedway in 1959, the location of the famous Daytona 500, races were held on the Daytona Beach Road Course.
Major Roadways:
- Interstate 4, leads from the center of Orlando to Daytona Beach to the northeast, where it intersects with I-95. Leads to Lakeland going southwest from Orlando.
- I-95 follows the east coast of Florida past the west sides of Melbourne and Daytona Beach.
- U.S. Route 192 goes west from Melbourne towards the south side of Orlando.
Other modes of transportation:
- Airports: Orlando has two main airports, the Orlando International Airport and the Orlando Sanford International Airport . There is also the Daytona Beach International Airport and Melbourne International Airport.
- Trains: In Orlando, Amtrack provides passenger transport along the Central Florida Rail Corridor.Melbourne is serviced by the Florida East Coast Railway.
- Buses: All three main cities have Greyhound bus stations. Locally, Orlando is served by Lynx, Daytona Beach by VoTran, and Melbourne by Space Coast Area Transit busses.
Find accident reports for this area by type
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne car accidents
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne motorcycle accidents
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne pedestrian accidents
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne trucking accidents
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne bus accidents
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne aircraft accidents
- Other types of Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne accidents
After an accident in Orlando, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne, here is information on the major hospitals:
- Florida Hospital Orlando
- Orlando Regional Medical Center
- Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center - Daytona Beach
- Halifax Health Medical Center - Daytona Beach
- Holmes Regional Medical Center - Melbourne
- Wuesthoff Medical Center - Melbourne
Local Support Groups
- Making the Pieces Fit Grief and Bereavement Counseling
- Atlantis Cremation Grief Support
- Griefnet.org Online Grief Support
- Florida Bicycle Association
When someone is injured in an accident in Orlando, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne, it is important to gather information about what happens next.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Orlando, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in this region, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how an Orlando area personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.