Automobile Accidents

• Motorcyclist dies in I-Drive crash

  super super | November 03, 2005 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  ORANGE COUNTY -- A Kissimmee man on a motorcycle died Wednesday afternoon on International Drive in what witnesses told investigators was possibly a street-racing accident.Gabrail Montanez, 28, was riding a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle south on International Drive south of Central Florida Parkway about 4:45 p.m. Beside him, Christopher Jones, 27, of Orlando was riding a 2005 Yamaha.Montanez tried to...

• Bill Aims to Keep Teen Drivers off Cells

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2005 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A Democratic Assemblyman in New York has introduced a bill that would ban all drivers under the age of 18 from using cell phones - even hands free devices. Felix Ortiz, representing Brooklyn, is a pioneer in legislation to help make roads safer. In 1996 he intruduced a bill banning cell phone use while driving, and it was signed into law in 2002 - becoming the first such law in the nation. ...

• Have A Scary But Safe Halloween!

  Bob Carroll | October 30, 2005 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Some good advice for your Halloween. The law firm of Kraft & Associates has posted safety tips in a helpful article on this eve of the big day. Before you suit up, read on. Halloween can be a very enjoyable time for kids and adults if "trick-or-treating" is done sensibly.From Texas comes some good advice for your Halloween. The law firm of Kraft & Associates has posted safety tips in a...

• Avis Needs To Try Harder To Keep Car Keys From Thieves

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2005 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Avis will probably be trying harder this week. When it fails to prevent access to keys and to protect the public from a known risk of theft it may be legally liable for resulting injuries - even if those injuries occur as a result of a high-speed chase by the police. Avis has just heard this bad news from a Florida appeals court. The really bad news is what was going on at the Avis...

• Cell Phones, Automobile Accidents & The Country Road

  Bob Carroll | October 16, 2005 7:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Rural drivers using cell phones while driving are nearly four times more likely to cause automobile accidents than rural drivers not using cell phones, according to a new study from Montana State University. What could the increased accident rate of cell phone users be in Tampa Bay?When cell phone users are causing 4 times the accidents than non-cell phone using rural drivers in Montana, what...

• Poetic Justice For Uninsured Motorists In Oregon

  Bob Carroll | October 16, 2005 6:09 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Oregon is dispensing poetic justice to prod more motorists to purchase required insurance coverage. A 1999 law denies "pain and suffering" damages to motorists who do not have automobile insurance. Florida should take a closer look at the Oregon statute to see if it can improve the uninsured motorist situation on its highways. Way to go, Oregon! Blogger M Valentine posts an article that...

• Skydiver Hit In Midair By Plane - The Plane He Just Left!

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  How does the law define reckless conduct or wanton diregard for the safety of another? A death in Florida provides one answer. It may be a wrongful death caused by a mindless act well beyond a momentary act of carelessness.How does the law define reckless conduct or wanton disregard for the safety of another? Maybe a recent tragic death in Florida provides one answer. The news story was...

• 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In U.S.

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 6:25 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Time to appreciate the risks taken by others to provide us with the goods and services we require. Start that appreciation with the 10 most dangerous jobs in the country. Workers most likely to be killed at work are not donning bullet-proof vests to capture criminals or saving victims from fire-engulfed buildings. Those of us who sit at desks need to appreciate the risks taken by others to...

• Jaywalking With Children May Be A Felony In Florida

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2005 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida prosecutors may file felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children. Orange County prosecutors are asking local police to arrest mothers seen crossing streets with children outside of a crosswalk. They believe offenders can be charged with felony child neglect.Florida prosecutors are advancing a plan to levy felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children - the...

• 50th Anniversary of the Death of James Dean In A Car-Truck Crash

  Bob Carroll | September 30, 2005 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  We pay our respects to a 24 year old actor and legend who was tragically killed in a car-truck accident on September 30 1955. Dean was headed to Paso Robles. Donald Turnupseed, driving a Ford pickup truck, tried to make a left turn off Highway 41. The promising future of James Dean makes his death particulaly tragic, but all of us have a future we should not risk on the assumption that the...