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A bill has recently been introduced into the Florida Senate that would toughen the law on texting while driving. Under Senate Bill 246, the violation of the Texting While Driving Law would become a primary offense. According to the Senate’s bill analysis, this would allow “state or local law enforcement agencies to enforce the prohibition [...]
The Auto Insurance Center gathered data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System to identify America’s deadliest driving counties and states. The Auto Insurance Center looked at a total of 714,956 fatal accidents over a 20-year period and indexed stats against the number of people living in each county and state. [...]
Every day throughout the United States, there are thousands of car accidents that cause devastating injuries and numerous deaths. Tragically, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injuries and deaths in the United States. Unfortunately, it is likely that either you or someone you know will be in a car accident. As such, it [...]
Regardless of how a death occurs, losing a loved one or a family member is a tragic time in anyone’s life. The death of a loved one or family member, however, can be all the more painful when someone dies unexpectedly, especially if the death occurs as a result of someone else’s negligence. Tragically, people [...]
Nearly every state in the United States requires car drivers to obtain car insurance. Despite laws requiring insurance, however, it should come as no surprise that many millions of drivers still do not obtain insurance. Either they are unable to pay for car insurance or they simply refuse. According to a recent report from the [...]
Every year throughout Florida there are thousands of car accidents, which cause thousands of injuries to drivers and occupants and result in numerous fatalities. Despite the frequency of car accidents in the state and throughout the country, many drivers and passengers fail to use a seat belt or improperly use a restraint device. According to [...]
If you loan or lease a car, it may be wise to obtain insurance known as guaranteed auto protection or “GAP” coverage. If a vehicle is involved in an accident that results in total loss, GAP coverage seeks to make the insured whole by covering the difference between the current market value of a vehicle [...]
Last month, five people suffered injuries in a car crash after an SUV slammed into an Orlando store. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of an SUV had been traveling west on Edgewater Drive. As the SUV drove across railroad tracks near Edgewater Shores Court, the driver apparently lost control of his SUV and [...]
Drunk driving accidents can often result in catastrophic injuries. What many do not realize, however, is that drugged driving may be just as serious, and often leads to fatal accidents. Recently, a AAA Drugged Driving Summit was held at the DoubleTree Westshore hotel in Tampa. The main purpose of the summit was to address the [...]
Recently, the Florida Appellate Court made a very important decision regarding social media photographs in civil cases. In their opinion, the court stated that social media photographs are not protected from civil discovery and must be disbursed with other discovery. The court concluded that individuals have little to no rights of privacy with regard to [...]
