An area teen faces multiple charges after he fled the scene of a deadly tanker truck wreck in Sarasota. According to authorities, a large tanker truck that was loaded with about 8,500 gallons of gasoline rear-ended a 2008 Volvo while both vehicles were southbound on Interstate 75 near Fruitville Road. The tanker truck driver – [...]
One motorist is dead after a four-car pile-up crash on U.S. 301. Seventy-four-year-old Berrisford Turner was the wreck’s only serious casualty. According to authorities, 23-year-old Mauricio Chacon was southbound in a 2010 Ford van when he initially sideswiped a Ford F-150 then careened into the rear end of Mr. Turner’s 2014 Honda Accord. The force [...]
Authorities are searching for the driver of a 2011 Nissan Altima in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Orlando. The wreck occurred near the intersection of Peachtree Road and Colonial Drive. Florida Highway Patrol officers state that the suspect vehicle was speeding recklessly just before it fatally struck 52-year-old Charles McMurray, of Orlando, who [...]
Car accidents can be stressful. The pain and suffering from injuries related to the crash - and at worst, any fatalities involved - in addition to property damage and rising medical bills can make an already difficult time almost unbearable. For these reasons, you should not try to navigate the legal complexities stemming from a [...]
A University of Central Florida student is dead following a violent rear-end crash near Walt Disney World that involved multiple vehicles. According to police and witnesses, 21-year-old Maxine Bartkovich, a senior hospitality major, was in a Toyota Corolla on Interstate 4 when she was struck from behind by a Ford pickup truck. The force of [...]
On average, approximately 12.5 percent of drivers on U.S. roads are uninsured. If you are in Florida, however, the number almost doubles to 23 percent, according to the Insurance Research Council. That translates to a total of 3.2 million uninsured drivers on Florida roads. UM, uninsured motorist insurance, and UIM coverage, or underinsured motorist insurance, [...]
According to a white paper published by the National Safety Council, car accidents are the among the top causes of death and account for more than 700,000 fatalities of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians between 1994 and 2012. In fact, distracted driving has joined the ranks of alcohol and speeding as a leading factor in both [...]
Studies by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) show that one in every eight drivers in the United States who is involved in an auto accident is either underinsured or not insured at all. Not surprisingly, Florida is one of the states in the nation with the highest uninsured driving population boasting almost 24 percent of [...]
Red light camera installations - a result of 2010 legislation granted cities and counties authority to set up red light cameras at intersections to catch drivers who fail to stop - are under fire once again. A recently published report by the Tampa Police Department revealed that auto accidents at intersections with red light cameras [...]
A recently released report issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FOIR) has found that the high number of fraud cases involving personal-injury protection (PIP) has decreased. Claims under PIP coverage have decreased overall, while claims in other areas such as uninsured motorist and bodily injury have gone up. Regionally, the largest drop in [...]
