Big Traffic Accident at Buena Vista Blvd & 466

[joannej]

I was heading south on Buena Vista Blvd around 9:30 pm tonight when I got to 466 traffic light, there were a few fire trucks, a suv overturned on the road & a motorcycle lying on the road. Police had me do a U turn and head back to where I came from. Then I took El Camino to get back to Morse Blvd to get home. Wonder what happened. Maybe someone on 466 ran the traffic light and hit the suv. There was no doubt injuries! How sad!

[johnfarr]

A friend was there, too. He said he saw 2 vehicles upside down, 1 on it's side, plus another car - wrecked, but upright. It had to involve a red light runner.

Also, today, Friday, there was an accident apprarenty on Belvedere just east of Pimlico involving a golf cart. A man was lying in the middle of the street.

Drive carefully!

[billethkid]

them. Get the red light runners and some who are way past the point of getting out from the wheel.

btk

[Taltarzac]

5/15/2010's Villages Daily Sun has a photo of one of the vehicles in this accident and just says it is under investigation and that 5 people were taken to area hospitals.

[graciegirl]

Oh dear. Please drive carefully everyone.

[Bryan]

The caption on the picture in the 5/15 issue of The Daily Sun identifies this accident as happening at Morse Blvd. and CR 466 - not at Buena Vista Blvd and CR 466. I wonder which is correct. Also the golf cart accident on Belvedere mention above was not a golf cart accident, according to The Daily Sun. It was a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Belvedere.

[Taltarzac]

A friend was there, too. He said he saw 2 vehicles upside down, 1 on it's side, plus another car - wrecked, but upright. It had to involve a red light runner.

Also, today, Friday, there was an accident apprarenty on Belvedere just east of Pimlico involving a golf cart. A man was lying in the middle of the street.

Drive carefully!

...in today's Villages Daily Sun with a blurb and a photo. It is right next to the photo of the CR466 and Morse Blvd. accident.

[PGB]

They were still working it when I came thru at 11:30. What a mess!I was heading south on Buena Vista Blvd around 9:30 pm tonight when I got to 466 traffic light, there were a few fire trucks, a suv overturned on the road & a motorcycle lying on the road. Police had me do a U turn and head back to where I came from. Then I took El Camino to get back to Morse Blvd to get home. Wonder what happened. Maybe someone on 466 ran the traffic light and hit the suv. There was no doubt injuries! How sad!

[bestmickey]

I may be about to start a riot here. But, what's with Florida drivers? Recently traveled to Daytona Beach and Mt Dora, showed that no one uses turn signals and drivers constantly cut each other off (although that happens everywhere). It's just more unsafe when you don't use your signals. It's also scarey to me that Florida doesn't require annual inspections of autos, to ensure they're safe. I don't care if you want to travel in a wreck, but it's a hazard to everyone else on the road. There oughta be a law.

[zcaveman]

I may be about to start a riot here. But, what's with Florida drivers? Recently traveled to Daytona Beach and Mt Dora, showed that no one uses turn signals and drivers constantly cut each other off (although that happens everywhere). It's just more unsafe when you don't use your signals. It's also scarey to me that Florida doesn't require annual inspections of autos, to ensure they're safe. I don't care if you want to travel in a wreck, but it's a hazard to everyone else on the road. There oughta be a law.

Sounds like Jersey drivers. Don't everyone get in an uproar. I spent my last 25 years there.

How many of these drivers do you think are really from Florida? I was raised in Florida and the best thing that we had back in the 60s was that rental cars had an E designation on their tags. We knew to stay away from them.

My suggestion is that for the first five years after someone moves to Florida and gets a Florida tag is that they get a special sticker so we know they are not from here and then no one can blame these idiot's driving skills on being from Florida!!!!

[NJblue]

Sorry Z, but I spent 35 years in New Jersey and never even had a close call. After coming down here, in less than a year I've had numerous very close calls as well as someone actually hitting my car in a parking lot.

[BobKat1]

A high concentration of older drivers is probably a small part of the issue.

[mrdills]

Speaking of drivers, I was going around LSL last Monday night and this Bimbo was coming at me in my lane, I have no idea what whe was thinking about. :cus:

[Pturner]

A high concentration of older drivers is probably a small part of the issue.

I bet high old drivers don't help either.
:22yikes:

[BobKat1]

I bet high old drivers don't help either.
:22yikes:

Do you wave hi to the high concentration of high old drivers??

[joannej]

The caption on the picture in the 5/15 issue of The Daily Sun identifies this accident as happening at Morse Blvd. and CR 466 - not at Buena Vista Blvd and CR 466. I wonder which is correct. Also the golf cart accident on Belvedere mention above was not a golf cart accident, according to The Daily Sun. It was a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Belvedere.

The accident occurred at 466 and Buena Vista. The police sent me back to the opposite side of the road on Buena Vista and I had to take a much longer way home.....El Camino to Morse instead of turning left onto 466 and travel down 466 to Morse Blvd. The Daily Sun got it wrong!!! All of the traffic heading north on Buena Vista was diverted.

[SABRMnLgs]

My wife got home just a bit after that accident amd turned on the TV to see what is was all about. HAH!!! She got something about polo, a knitting club, someone who collects bird statues and the like. The same crap that was on that morning. I don't think the TV station knows what a mobile unit is. But they must have one as evey great once in a while they do an interview (you can see it 50 times every day) outside with some equally discernable people
about which most folks don't even care.
I know this isn't Orlando or Tampa-St Pete but geez, when is the news coverage going to consist of more than just bocce ball results and showing off knitting? UGH!!!!!!!
I'd fire the news director, if they even have one. And for the love of Pete, get some REAL news broadcasters on that channel!!!!

[Don A. List]

I cannot believe the number of drivers of golf carts that have their left leg hanging way out of the cart. I cannot imagine that there have not been legs damaged on some of our narrow paths.

What will it take for everyone to keep their body parts inside their cart? Perhaps an accident where someone loses a leg!!!!!

[Taltarzac]

I cannot believe the number of drivers of golf carts that have their left leg hanging way out of the cart. I cannot imagine that there have not been legs damaged on some of our narrow paths.

What will it take for everyone to keep their body parts inside their cart? Perhaps an accident where someone loses a leg!!!!!

I believe one of these was a man whose leg hit one of the posts you find on the golf cart paths. He did not lose it that I am aware of but suffered a serious injury.

[golf2140]

My wife got home just a bit after that accident amd turned on the TV to see what is was all about. HAH!!! She got something about polo, a knitting club, someone who collects bird statues and the like. The same crap that was on that morning. I don't think the TV station knows what a mobile unit is. But they must have one as evey great once in a while they do an interview (you can see it 50 times every day) outside with some equally discernable people
about which most folks don't even care.
I know this isn't Orlando or Tampa-St Pete but geez, when is the news coverage going to consist of more than just bocce ball results and showing off knitting? UGH!!!!!!!
I'd fire the news director, if they even have one. And for the love of Pete, get some REAL news broadcasters on that channel!!!!

At one time VNN did have mobile units with real broadcasters. They stopped, my guess that it lost money.

[2BNTV]

In the forty seven years I've been driving, I've had my share of accidents and some tickets due to the fact I was not careful or patient enough. I found that the time saved is not worth the cost of an accident and or ticket. Hopefully, I learned my lesson and will not be invovled in another episode.
In a driving class someone once said that for every two hundred times you do something wrong, you will be caught.
I drove for first time in Florida last year. I was driving down the road and a person was standing on the curb and darted in front of my car as I was approaching him causing me to hit my brakes. It wasn't that close but it did alarm me that someone would do that. What was he thinking?
I had also seen some people do some stunts when driving in the northeast.
IMHO - It doesn't matter what state your in in, it pays to drive defensively and be observant and careful.
Hopefully, the people that were affected by the accident will be okay.