Florida Today-January 30, 2012-According to the article a 39-year-old Melbourne man crashed into the back of a pickup truck just south of the main gate at Patrick Air Force in Satellite Beach, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. on State Road A1A, just north of Jupiter Street. Florida Highway Patrol state that the pickup truck rolled off the roadway after the impact and flipped over before coming to a rest. The driver of the pickup truck was seriously injured while two of the passengers of the pickup suffered only minor injuries. All three were wearing their seat belts. Investigators believe that the driver of the 1994 Corvette was traveling at a high rate of speed when the front right side fo the car hit the rear of the pickup truck. The Corvette veered into the grassy median and crossed over northbound lanes. The driver of the Corvette was also wearing their seat belt and was listed as being in critical condition. All four were transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida.

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Florida Today-January 30, 2012-According to the article, a 19-year-old man is in stable condition after being thrown from his motorcycle in a crash that occurred on Interstate 95 near the Wickham Road exit in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 just south of the Wickham Road exit. The highway was shut down for a brief period of time due to the medical helicopter being used to transport the motorcyclist. The rider of the motorcycle was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The rider suffered road rash and other injuries and fortunately was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

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The Detroit News-According to the article th Turbo charged Mini Coopers are being recalled because they can catch on fire. BMW is recalling select Mini Coopers, the Cooper S and Clubman models including convertibles, after receiving 12 complaints about fires. These fires occurred in the 2007 and 2008 models. Five of these vehicles were completely engulfed with flames. In eight other cases, fires occurred while the Mini Coopers were parked and the engine was off. After investigation of the Mini Coopers, they were able to pinpoint the problem as being the auxiliary water pump that cools the turbo charger which has an electronic circuit board that can overheat. The cars will be fixed by replacing the water pump.

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Florida Today-January 24, 2012-J.D. Gallop-According to the article authorities are awaiting autopsy results to find out how a 63-year-old Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida woman ended up crushed by her own Ford F-150 pickup truck Sunday. The woman was found Sunday by her son around 9:30 p.m. lying bloodied and unconscious in the driveway of her home in Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida. The pickup truck was found resting next to a nearby wall, still on and not too far from the womans body. Rockledge Police say "it appears to be a very strange, freak accident. The truck was still in hear and thats why we think theres a possibility of her bing struck by the truck." Its not clear if the woman was leaving or coming home when the accident occurred. Police think she may have tried to step out of the vehicle when it rolled into her. The article goes onto say that Traffic homicide plane to access the trucks computer to determine if there were any mechanical or electrical malfunctions. An autopsy will also help to determine what the womans medical conditions were at the time of the incident. The woman was taken to Wuesthoff Medical Center in Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida where she later was pronounced dead.

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Florida Today-January 23, 2012-J.D. Gallop-According to the article, a 25-year-old man was struck by two vehicles while trying to cross a heavily driven road in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred on Industry Road near the State Road 528 overpass in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred at about 6:45 p.m. today while it was still dark out and foggy along the roadway. The pedestrian was also wearing dark clothing, making it more difficult to be seen. The man was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida by ambulance where he later died of his injuries. The article goes onto say the drivers conditions were not immediately known.

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Florida Today-January 23, 2012-Rick Neale-According to the article, a man bleeding from a gunshot pulled into the parking lot of the Dels Freez ice cream stand in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida and collapses on a picnic table outside. Several patrons at the U.S. 1 ice creamy eatery applied basic first aid to the victim until 9-1-1 arrived. An ambulance took the man to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. Melbourne Police Sgt. said the man was in stable condition when he left the hospital. Melbourne detectives are searching for the suspect driving a gold-colored truck. The shooting occurred at about 4:20 p.m. at 23 E. Avenue C, an apartment complex just a mile south of Dels Freez. The article goes onto say the victim was shot several times with a small caliber rifle. Melbourne investigators found three bullet casings on the pavement. Witnesses in the complex said they heard gunshots and the saw the victims vehicle speed away and the suspects vehicle driver away casually.

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Florida Today-January 20, 2012-According to the article a 24-year-old Merritt Island man is in serious condition after he lost control of his scooter and crashed into a car Thursday. The young man was trapped under the car and was going in and out of consciousness as paramedics worked to stabilize him at the scene. The man was taken by helicopter to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The article goes onto say that the man was driving a 2009 Bash scooter southbound on South Tropical Trail through the S-curve just south of State Road 520 around 1:30 p.m. He lost control of his scooter and slid across the road ending up underneath a northbound 2002 BMW driven by an elderly woman. The driver of the BMW was not injured in the accident. A male passenger on the scooter jumped off before hitting the BMW only suffered minor injuries. The driver of the scooter was not wearing a helmet and will also receive a ticket for failure to use due care.

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Florida Today-January 14, 2012-According to the article a 56-year-old man died after a motorcycle accident that occurred on Interstate 95 just south of State Road 520 in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. The man was from Brunswick, Georgia and riding a 2000 Honda motorcycle. The motorcycle rider was leaving the northbound center emergency lane when he was hit by a 2009 Chevy around 12:30 p.m. The article goes onto say that the motorcycle rider was ejected at impact and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

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An article in the December 6, 2011 of FLORIDA TODAY by Larry Copeland of USA TODAY reported that the United States could save 2,000 lives a year if all 50 states instituted comprehensive programs of phased-in driving privileges for teens, according to a new report out today.

"We knew that when states pass good laws, lives are saved and a lot of money is saved. Wed just never done the analysis," says John Ulczycki of the National Safety Council, which researched the issue for the Allstate Foundation.

This report came in as Congress prepares to consider a multi-year highway and transit spending bill. Advocates of graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws are pushing to include funding for about $25 million a year in incentives for states to strengthen GDL programs.

Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the USA, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to crash, the CDC says.

Every state has some form of GDL, which rewards novice drivers with additional privileges as they gain experience and maturity. Ulczycki and other experts say the most effective programs contain seven key components; two states, New York and Delaware, have programs with all seven.

The seven components: a minimum age 16 for a learners permit; six months supervised driving before unsupervised driving; minimum 30 hours supervised driving during learning stage; intermediate licensing at a minimum age of 16; intermediate nighttime restriction beginning at 10 p.m.; no more than one non-family passenger for intermediate license holders; and a minimum age of 17 for a full license.

One component that could draw opposition from lawmakers concerned about states rights: raising the minimum age for getting a learners permit.

Also, the 10,000-member National Youth Rights Association opposes a national GDL law. "Its discriminatory on its face," Vice President Jeffrey Nadel says.

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Florida Today-January 18, 2012-According to the article one person was killed and two others were injured in a car crash that occurred on the eastbound Industry Road just off the exit of State Road 528 in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. This one-vehicle accident occurred just after 5:00 p.m., shutting down the exit for at least six hours as investigators worked the scene. The article goes onto say that one of the injured vehicles were airlifted to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The other injured victim was taken to Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida.

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