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In the wake of a pair of fatal shootings – one at a singer’s autograph session and the other at a local nightclub – many pundits and observers will blame gun control laws, individual bias, international terrorism, and a host of other causes. From a purely legal standpoint, the venue owners may have been liable [...]
Eight out of ten public swimming pools in the Sunshine State are at risk for immediate closure due to public health violations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Safety equipment violations, disinfectant concentration violations, and pool chemical safety violations were the top three categories; there was more than one infraction at 80 [...]
The City of Ocoee faces a possible lawsuit after a police officer sped through an intersection at over 90 mph and slammed into a civilian’s car. Although there is some confusion about the details, officers were apparently pursuing a vehicle that resembled one used in an earlier Altamonte Springs armed robbery on Orange Blossom Trail. [...]
Authorities are searching for answers after a serious wreck on the Florida Turnpike killed two people and severely injured three others. The collision occurred between Osceola Parkway and State Road 417, when 26-year-old Nicole Varona lost control of her SUV, apparently because the tire tread on one of the wheels separated. The SUV apparently struck [...]
At least eleven people were seriously hurt after an SUV driver, who may have fallen asleep while driving, crossed the centerline and collided with a busload of people. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Megan Hester-Villalobos, of Groveland, was southbound on the northbound side of Sherbeth Road when she smashed into the 16-passenger bus; [...]
A lacrosse player at East River High School sued Orange County and another player after she sustained a head injury at a 2015 game. According to court documents, Kendalle Holley was almost knocked unconscious after she was hit in the head by an opponent’s stick during a match against Timber Creek High School. Video from [...]
A teenage boy was killed when a driver who was allegedly under the influence of drugs smashed into three cars waiting at a stoplight. The 15-year-old boy from Hialeah was a passenger in one of the cars at the stoplight. He was rushed to a nearby hospital – along with three other injured victims – [...]
A motorist drove around parked emergency vehicles and collided with a medevac helicopter that was preparing to transport a critically-injured pedestrian. The wreck took place near 192’s intersection with State Road 429. Twenty-year-old Cameron Sunderly said he was returning from a local restaurant when he smashed into the helicopter’s rear rotor, damaging the aircraft so [...]
A young motorcyclist was unable to avoid a collision with an oncoming car in an Orlando neighborhood. The wreck occurred near the intersection of Dean Road and Jay Blanchard Trail. Twenty-six-year-old Juan Calvo, of Orlando, was traveling northbound on Dean Road when a Nissan automobile – driven by a 24-year-old woman whose name was not [...]
Four people are dead, including three children, after a serious chain reaction car crash near DeLand. The wreck began near the intersection of State Road 44 and Grand Avenue. When a Ford SUV illegally pulled out in front of a Jeep, the two vehicles collided. The Jeep overturned and caught fire; the out-of-control SUV careened [...]
