15
Sep
Florida Rated as One of Eleven Danger States
The national automobile safety advocacy group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety recently released its 19th annual Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws, a report rating all fifty states for the effectiveness of their traffic safety laws. Perhaps unsurprisingly for many Floridi...
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15
Sep
Semi-Truck Drives Through Warning Gate and Straight Into Train
An accident between a semi-truck and a train in rural Hendry County in central Florida occurred early on a recent Monday morning and resulted not only in the death of the truck driver but also in the closure of a major road in both directions. According to a report from a local m...
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15
Sep
10 Hospitalized after Accident Involving Van Carrying College Team
Right before Thanksgiving, a van carrying a college cross-country team from Oregon was involved in a serious, multi-vehicle accident on I-75 in southern Alachua County. Ten people were ultimately injured and had to be hospitalized as a result of those injuries from the crash. An ...
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15
Sep
Child Killed in Tampa Accident Caused by Intoxicated Electric Scooter Driver
A recent electric scooter accident in Tampa in which a child was killed reflects the danger of these vehicles, particularly when the scooter’s operator is not following the law or, even worse yet, is impaired while operating the scooter. According to an update on this accident fr...
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15
Sep
Star NFL Player Injured in ATV Accident, Possible Out for Season
A star NFL player was injured and is possibly out for the season after suffering injuries in what he is describing as a “freak accident” while he was on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) excursion while on an off-week vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. According to an article regardi...
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15
Sep
Prominent Motorcycle Helmet Attorney Killed in Tragic Accident
One of the proponents of the law that ensures that motorcycle riders in Florida do not have to wear helmets was killed in a motorcycle accident recently. Attorney Ron Smith and his girlfriend were on their way to a funeral on Smith’s motorcycle when Smith lost control of his bike...
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15
Sep
Truck Driver in Jacksonville Falls Asleep at the Wheel, Causing Massive Accident
A recent trucking accident in Jacksonville serves as yet another reminder of just how dangerous it is when drowsy drivers are behind the wheel, particularly when the drowsy driver in question is at the wheel of a truck. According to an article regarding the accident from News 4 J...
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15
Sep
Can one use Comparative Negligence against me?
What if I Am Not Wearing My Seatbelt and Someone Else Hits and Injures Me? You are in a hurry to get to work, so you jump into your car and don’t put your seatbelt on before you immediately pull out of your driveway, instead planning to buckle up at the first red light you reach...
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15
Sep
Don’t Walk on the Highway, Even if You Have Been in an Accident
A recent accident on the Florida Turnpike in Lake County outside Orlando resulted in a fatality when a motorist made the questionable decision to try and cross all lanes of traffic on foot according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). According to an article on the incident from...
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15
Sep
My Child Was Injured by Someone Else’s Negligence, what can be done?
Is He or She Entitled to Seek Compensation for Her Injury and What Is the Process For Doing So? Your daughter is riding her scooter down the street when a motorist driving down the road and not even paying attention but, instead looking at his phone, has a low-speed impact on you...
View MoreCategory: Minor Child Injury
15
Sep
What if Someone Else Injures Me, can I seek Medical Treatment without Health Insurance?
You were walking across the street and had the right of way due to an illuminated walk sign. You were paying attention to your surroundings carefully, scanning the road for potential dangers, and generally doing everything you were supposed to be doing while crossing the road acc...
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15
Sep
Rollover Accidents are the Most Deadly Type Accidents
While many people may not know it, rollover accidents account for a low proportion of the actual collisions that occur on the roads of the Sunshine State every year, but they also result in an abnormally high number of fatalities given some of the unique characteristics of these ...
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