Stuart, FL (April 2, 2020) - A mother and daughter were hurt in a crash that took place on Thursday, April 2nd in Stuart. The crash occurred around 9:15 a.m. on US 1 near downtown.
According to Stuart police officer Nick Briglia, the woman was traveling on US 1 in a Toyota Corolla when she made a left turn on Palm City Road. As the woman was turning left, a Ford Excursion driven by an unidentified male ran a red light and colled with the passenger side of the Toyota. The crash caused the passenger side to cave in and broke the Toyota's windshield. Both the mother and her daughter were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There is no information on whether the driver of the Excursion was hurt. No one involved in the crash was identified.
There is no further information available.
Florida experiences approximately 400,000 traffic crashes annually throughout the state. Of this large number, about 250,000 of the crashes will result in injury to at least one of the crash victims. In many cases, the injuries are caused to innocent drivers and passengers who were simply in the wrong place when the crash happened. Negligent drivers can wreak havoc on the roadways as their actions can cause serious and painful injuries.
Our thoughts are with the two victims following this crash in Stuart and we hope for their speedy recovery.
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