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Law enforcement officials have in their possession video footage of a Florida man crashing his car through a gate onto a drawbridge that had just opened. What was the cause of this daredevil move? Distracted driving. The 29-year-old driver of the SUV was purportedly fidgeting with his GPS when the event occurred, according to a [...]
Basics of a Personal Injury Case While generally state law governs personal injury cases, there is an exception to this rule. If an accident involves parties from differing states or countries, federal or even international law may apply to the matter. Outside of this exception, most personal injury cases are filed with the appropriate court [...]
Just last month, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece on how the increase in automobile accident deaths may be a cause of accidents that occur between heavier and lighter motor vehicles. The column suggests that car accidents are on the rise due to the effects that gas prices have on the size of cars [...]
On September 6, 2015, three people, including an infant girl, were killed when a Mercedes SUV rear-ended a Nissan Maxima on the Florida turnpike in Lake County. Both vehicles ended up on their sides and engulfed in flames. The infant girl was ejected from the Nissan. And, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver [...]
Car accidents on Florida’s streets and highways are a constant occurrence. There are roughly 250,000 car accidents in Florida every year, and these accidents cause roughly 200,000 injuries and over 2,000 deaths every year According to both the Florida Insurance Council and the Insurance Research Council, nearly one in four drivers in Florida is uninsured. [...]
A man died last week after accidentally driving his car the wrong way into oncoming traffic on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. Dennis Wayne Garate, 63, was driving his Toyota southbound towards Idlewild Avenue on the Dale Mabry Highway when he entered the left turn lane of the road. However, instead of turning he continued [...]
A 17-year-old driver lost control of the car that he was driving and drove the vehicle straight into a neighbor’s pool. The accident occurred recently in the Forest Hills area. According to the police, Koree Stanton, 17, was driving a four door Chevy when he struck an empty Hyundai car on N. Ola Avenue and [...]
Recently, a college senior was killed in St. Petersburg after a night of bowling with her boyfriend when their car was struck by a drunk driver. The St. Petersburg police identified the victim as Doneisha Bowens, 22. According to the police, the accident occurred around 3:50 a.m. last Sunday night. The police report states that [...]
Recently, a 19-year-old woman was killed in a two-car accident in Tampa that also injured others. The accident took place around 7:50 p.m. at Dale Mabry Highway and North Lakeview Drive. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, David Dario Cruz, 20, of Tampa was driving south on the highway in the left turn lane onto [...]
A Florida jury recently awarded $60 million in damages in connection with a minor who was injured in a car crash after being served alcohol by a bar. In 2003, Angela Crowe, who was underage at the time, and her boyfriend, visited Spectators, a North Naples Pub. Even though the bar knew Crowe was underage, [...]
