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St. Augustine Accident Kills Port Orange Woman on I-95

Cynthia M. Meister was driving her Mercury Cougar northbound in the center lane of Interstate 95 when she suddenly steered to the right, hit a car driven by Eduard P. Kostornov, kept on traveling onto the right shoulder, and struck two trees.

The Mercury's air bag was deployed under the impact but could not save Meister, aged 46, of Port Orange, who died at the scene. She had not been wearing a seat belt, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials.

Kostornov, aged 42, of Sarasota, was not injured in this Florida auto accident.

The attorneys of Johnson & Gilbert send their deepest feelings of sympathy to the family and friends of Cynthia M. Meister.

Even though it is impossible to speculate on what difference a buckled up seat belt would have made in this case, a recent Florida Department of Transportation study has pointed out significant differences in seat belt use in various age groups, ethnic groups, by road type and vehicle type.

The study also highlights a lower seat belt use in our Central region (83.5% for males and 89.2% for females), as opposed to North (85.8% for males and 90.9% for females) and South (86.3% for males and 92.6% for females).

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