New Details Emerge Regarding Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Accident in Tempe, Arizona
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New Details Emerge Regarding Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Accident in Tempe, Arizona

Disturbing new details have emerged regarding what exactly occurred in the last minutes prior to the late March crash in which a bicyclist was killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle as she crossed a road while wheeling her bicycle in Tempe, Arizona.  The Tempe police recently released evidence that shows the company’s safety driver, who…

Florida is Again the State with Both the Largest Numbers of Boating Accidents and Boating Fatalities, Highlighting the Dangers of Being on the Water in Florida
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Florida is Again the State with Both the Largest Numbers of Boating Accidents and Boating Fatalities, Highlighting the Dangers of Being on the Water in Florida

In 2017, Florida was again the state with the highest number of both total boating accidents and boating fatalities in the country according to statistics compiled by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC).  Florida has hundreds of lakes in addition to its thousands of miles of coastline along both the Atlantic Ocean and…

Insurance Industry 2017 Data Shows Florida Is One of the Leading States for Dog Bite Incidents
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Insurance Industry 2017 Data Shows Florida Is One of the Leading States for Dog Bite Incidents

A recent nationwide study showed that the number of dog bite incidents across the U.S. increased 2.2 percent in 2017 when compared with 2016, and that Florida was one of the leading states for such incidents.  The study, which was conducted by insurance industry trade group the Insurance Information Institute (III) and State Farm, the…

Distracted Driving Accidents in Florida: On the Rise and Unlikely to Change Any Time Soon
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Distracted Driving Accidents in Florida: On the Rise and Unlikely to Change Any Time Soon

In honor of Distracted Driving Month in April, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) recently released statistics showing that 2017 was the worst year on record for accidents involving distracted drivers in Florida. Even though more than 50,000 accidents occurred in 2017 that were attributed to driver inattention, proposed legislation in the Florida Senate that would…

Investigation Shows Former Professional Hockey Player  At Fault in Fatal September 2017 Florida Boating Accident
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Investigation Shows Former Professional Hockey Player At Fault in Fatal September 2017 Florida Boating Accident

A former professional hockey player and educator who was killed and his young daughter injured in a Florida boating accident in September 2017 was determined to be at fault in the accident after an extensive investigation whose findings were recently released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FFWC). According to a Tampa Bay Times…