Lakeland, FL (August 3, 2018) – A police officer in Central Florida engaged in drowsy driving, which caused him to fall asleep at the wheel and flip his vehicle in a serious accident. The Florida Highway Patrol recently released a report on the incident.
They found that 32-year-old Camilo Almeida was passing through an intersection in Lakeland when he suddenly lost control of his vehicle. He entered onto the road’s shoulder, struck a culvert, and overturned. Almeida was hospitalized with minor injuries and totaled the cruiser that he was driving at the time.
After an investigation, they found that Almeida had worked a 12-hour shift the night before. He was having trouble sleeping as well, as he was thinking about a recent shooting that involved another officer.
A review board found that the accident was completely preventable and they have not yet determined if Almeida will be disciplined for the accident or not.
Drowsy driving leads to many serious results every year in Florida, and is in fact one of the leading causes of accidents on our roadways alongside drunk driving and excessive speed. In 2017 alone, 250,000 people were injured in accidents that were deemed preventable in nature.
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