A chain reaction crash of military vehicles recently occurred near Sebring in Central Florida and proved deadly for one Florida Army National Guardsmen. The accident, which also injured four other National Guardsmen, occurred on January 19th. According to Military Times’s account of the crash, the incident occurred when three heavy-duty trucks, similar to tractor trailers…
A series of passenger railroad accidents in South Florida is causing many to question the safety of the new Brightline high-speed passenger rail that recently began service between Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on January 13th with plans to eventually extend the high speed train service to Miami and as far north as Orlando. …
A recent accident involving an unlicensed, uninsured motorist driving an unregistered vehicle in Charlotte County on Florida’s West Coast killed three motorists. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report regarding the accident, the unlicensed driver was driving his truck, with a trailer in tow, when he struck the side of a Chevy Colorado truck…
A Miami high school math school teacher was recently involved in a tragic collision with a City of Hialeah police cruiser that left the teacher dead and two Hialeah police officers injured. According to a report from the Miami Herald regarding the accident, the teacher was driving in Hialeah near the intersection of East Fifth…
A recent news report from the Miami Herald reinforced the dangers inherent in using all terrain vehicles (ATVs) when a crash between a car and an ATV sent two people to the hospital and killed a teenager two days before Christmas in Homestead in the southwestern part of Miami-Dade County. The accident occurred right near…
With the arrival of the holidays in December, holidays parties, family celebrations, and vacations to the sunny climes of Florida all become commonplace. Tourism statistics from the state of Florida reflect that December is one of the busiest months for tourism in the Sunshine State. Many of these visitors come from out of state and…
According to a recent report about an accident caused by driver fatigue in Florida’s Panhandle from the newspaper USA Today, driver fatigue can be an even more extreme hazard than many drivers may have known. As reported in the article, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released its findings from an accident near the…
A bicyclist was recently killed by a Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) deputy in broad daylight in Pompano Beach. According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, a man in his 50’s was riding his bicycle north on Dixie Highway when the two collided. Upon impact, the bicyclist became wedged underneath the BSO SUV. Although…
A recent motorcycle accident in the Villages in Citrus County in Central Florida reminds Florida motorcyclists and drivers alike of the dangers of operating a motorcycle in a state where many drivers are elderly and do not have the reflexes or reaction time of a younger driver when behind the wheel. According to a recent…
A little known fact relating to motor vehicle accident claims and lawsuits is that most car accident claims are driven by the insurance limits of the negligent driver’s insurance policy. The negligent motorist’s policy limits, rather than the severity of an accident victim’s injuries, often can define the settlement and trial value of a case…
