Five injured when SUV rolls over on I-4, FHP says

PLANT CITY -- Five people were injured in a rollover accident in the westbound lanes of I-4 Tuesday after a tire blew out. According to reports, a 2004 Ford SUV rolled over near Branch Forbes Road in Plant City. Five people were injured, including a passenger who was ejected from the SUV, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said the passenger, 65-year-old Hortensia Urso, was not wearing a seatbelt. He was transported to Lakeland Regional Hospital with serious injuries. The driver and three other passengers received minor injuries. Two westbound inside lanes were closed while rescue crews dealt with the accident. for more infomation please visit: http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/march/224860/Five-injured-when-SUV-rolls-over-on-I4-FHP-says

"Woman, 27, killed in Interstate 4 crash"

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY --

A 27-year-old woman was killed in an early morning crash on Interstate-4 in Hillsborough County.

The accident happened at 3:28 a.m. near the 10 milepost.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 2002 Dodge Ram, driven by 52-year-old Wayde Clayton Davis, of Lutz, going westbound on I-4 hit a 2001 PT Cruiser from behind.

Mai Amer D Alahmadi, 27, a rear passenger in the Cruiser, was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where she later died.

Davis was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released. There were no other injuries reported.

FHP said charges are pending and the crash remains under investigation.

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Maitland Police have released details in an accident which claimed the life of 39-year-old Orlando man

On Wednesday at approximately 8:30 p.m., a traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a Ford Explorer occurred on West bound lanes of Interstate 4, just south of the Maitland Blvd overpass.

The 1995 Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by Terry Bass, was west bound on the interstate. An investigation revealed that Bass was speeding when he passed a slower vehicle in the right lane, then tried to move into the right lane.

An unidentified white sedan was entering I-4 from Maitland Blvd. at the same time and was trying to merge left. The vehicles did not contact each other but Bass took evasive action to the left and was somehow ejected from the motorcycle. The sedan veered to the right and continued down the road without stopping.

Bass tumbled several times in the roadway and then stood up and started running towards the median. His motorcycle continued west bound on the roadway until it eventually lost momentum and came to rest on the right side of the roadway over 400 feet away.

While running to the median, Bass was struck by the Ford Explorer, driven by Robert Schaedel, 25, of Winter Park. Schaedel tried to avoid the crash but the right front of his SUV struck Bass throwing him back onto the pavement.

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