In a tragic scene that could serve as a commercial for the dangers of drinking and driving, particularly among young adults who may have just recently reached the legal drinking age, a car plunged off an overpass on the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami-Dade County recently and killed two 21-year-olds who had been on a…
One of golf’s four major championships took place last weekend and, in addition to a fantastic fight to the finish between a relatively unknown in the golf world, Gary Woodland, and golf’s most recent wunderkind Brooks Koepka, it was marked by a mishap with a golf cart that injured five people and sent two to…
In a sign of how the public’s obsession with social media can backfire on those involved in motor vehicle accidents, and the increasing importance of social media in litigation, a driver in Orlando who hit and killed another driver, who was standing near his disabled vehicle on a state highway, and then fled the scene…
A recent accident on a rainy night in Broward County highlighted the need to drive safely during the frequent rainstorms in this part of the Sunshine State. It also highlighted how dangerous road rage can be, particularly in rainy or other inclement weather. The accident was tragic, resulting in one death and two injured motorists. …
Florida recently passed legislation that would make a major change to the way the state treats texting and driving. The new law was passed by the Florida Legislature during its most recent session and was signed by Governor DeSantis. When it goes into effect on July 1, this new law will give police an increased ability…
A report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding a March 1staccident in Delray Beach involving a Tesla equipped with an autonomous driving feature called Autopilot recently found that the vehicle’s system was engaged at the time of the accident and that the driver took his hands off the wheel for the last eight…
One central Florida city has found an inexpensive means to hopefully drastically reduce the incidence of pedestrian accidents with motor vehicles for a cheap solution. Given the state’s pervasive problem with pedestrian injuries and fatalities throughout the length and breadth of Florida, it remains to be seen if this solution could potentially resolve an issue that…
Four cyclists in Port Richey on Florida’s Gulf Coast were out enjoying a group ride on a recent Monday evening when they were involved in a horrific accident in which all four were injured as a result of a truck driver’s negligence. The accident occurred when a 18-wheel tractor trailer took a turn and its…
Insurance giant State Farm recently conducted a survey that ranked the Sunshine State as having the second most dog bites of any state in the country in 2018. According to State Farm’s annual survey, prepared in connection with National Dog Bite Prevention Awareness Week in mid-April, more information about which can be found here, statistics from…
In an accident that highlighted both the dangers presented by the large numbers of semi-trucks on our nation’s highways, as well as why drivers need to be careful in and around construction zones, both in Florida and across the country, a Florida man recently was killed in Missouri when a semi-truck failed to slow down…
