According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car drove through a stop sign and struck a retention pond in Orange County on Monday morning, seriously injuring an Orlando man. All of the northbound lanes of Alafaya Trail in the vicinity had to be closed due to the accident, which occurred at 6:35 a.m. at State Road 408. Later, the streets were opened again.
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According to FHP Lt. Channing Taylor, “the car missed the traffic signal and drove through the traffic light at a high rate of speed.” It entered a retention pond area on the interchange’s east side after crossing all the northbound and southbound lanes and the curb.
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According to Taylor, it’s unknown if the driver experienced a medical episode. The 41-year-old man was transported to a hospital as a trauma-alert patient by Orange County Fire Rescue, who arrived on the scene and lifted the entire vehicle out of the pond.
*** ACTIVE WATER RECOVERY ***
NB Alafaya Trail x SR-408 pic.twitter.com/OItggQnPq0— “Trooper Steve” Montiero (@TrooperSteve_) January 30, 2023
In partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Taylor stated, “we’ll think these things through when we start noticing a trend.” “We’ll examine the road’s engineering. We’ll take a look at the stop sign. To avoid similar catastrophes in the future, we’ll explore a wide range of distinct factors. We’ll work with FDOT to determine whether that justifies installing a barrier there.
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