February 19, 2008

Panama City, Florida Traffic Accident Fatality

Panama City, Florida - A car / motorcycle accident left one man dead in Wakulla County, Florida just before 8:00 am Monday morning. The accident happened on Highway 98 at Wakulla Beach Road.

A Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said Crawfordville resident, Gary Wade Blake was killed when a car turned left and crossed into the path of his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Blake was 58 years old.

Troopers said the other driver, Tallahassee resident, Junior Michael Johnson, was arrested and charged with D-U-I Manslaughter and driving with a revoked license.

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February 16, 2008

Drunk Driver Kills Bicyclist in Naples, Florida Auto Accident

Naples, Florida - A Naples woman was killed in an automobile accident when a drunk driver hit her late Monday night as she rode her bicycle along US-41, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The driver fled the scene.

The hit and run accident occurred just south of Imperial Golf Course Boulevard shortly after 11 pm.

An FHP spokesperson said Maria Alba Alvarez-Hernandez was riding southbound in the bicycle lane when she was struck by a pickup truck driven by 33-year-old Robert James Bacon of Naples.

The impact threw Alvarez-Hernandez onto the sidewalk. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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