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Cyndle Cherie Ireland, a 21-year-old woman of Sanderson, Florida, died after being ejected from a truck she was riding in. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the truck, for unknown reasons, spun out and struck a culvert, causing the truck to flip into a ditch. All occupants of the truck were ejected, including a second passenger.
According to the police report, Ireland was dead at the scene. The second passenger, Sierra Desiree Williams, a 22-year-old woman of Jacksonville, Florida suffered serious personal injuries and was taken to Shands at the University of Florida. The driver of the truck, David K. Starling, a 21-year-old man of Macclenny, Florida, suffered limited injuries. The FHP said none of the occupants of the truck were wearing their seat belts. If you would like to read more on this story please see 21-year old woman killed after being ejected from truck.
The death of this young woman is a tragedy for her family and community. Florida roadways can be extremely dangerous. Therefore, drivers need to always pay attention to their surroundings and keep their focus on the road. Some accidents cannot be predicted or avoided even with the best defensive driving. Other accident, however, are caused due to distracted driving or just plain carelessness. Distracted driving has become a major problem in the state of Florida. Forms of distracted driving include but are not limited to talking or texting on a cell phone, reading, grooming, eating, listening to loud music and talking to passengers in the vehicle. Drivers should keep these activities to a minimum and, therefore, decrease their chances of being involved in a collision or other automobile accident.