Posts tagged accidents

• Fatal Car Accident Closes I-4

  Sandy Grinnell | July 24, 2007 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One person was killed and three more injured in an early morning car crash involving three vehicles on I-4. One of the vehicles left the highway, went thru a guardrail and landed on a power pole below at the intersection of Wymore and Rogers. After being ejected from the vehicles, one of the injured was airlifted to ORMC and the other two went to ORMC and Florida Hospital via ambulance. Power...

• Plant City Train Accident Injures Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | January 30, 2008 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two pedestrians were injured in two seperated incidents about 15 hours apart from each other in Plant City. Both men were hit by trains. The pedestrian accidents happened on Thursday.In the first acciden two men were walking west on the CSX tracks west of Waller Street, not far from Wheeler Street, when a train hauling chemicals approached, police said. Raymond was able to get out of the way...

• Jury Voir Dire

  Robert Blanchard | September 26, 2006 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Voir Dire is the beginning of the jury trial, where potential jurors are questioned and then selected to sit on a case. Voir dire is not only about uncovering bias and learning about your jurors; it is also your jurors' first opportunity to learn about your case. In previous jury tips, I have often stressed how critical the jurors' first impressions of your case are, how quickly jurors build a...

• Tampa Motorcycle Accident Kills Two

  Shannon Weidemann | July 31, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Two people out for an evening ride on a motorcycle in Tampa got into a fatal accident with a minivan on Monday. The motorcycle accident happened on Morris Bridge Road. The motorcycle drove into the minivan. The Harley Davidson collided with the van, killing two on the bike, and leaving the mother driving the minivan in critical condition.There were three other people in the minivan, a man...

• Boating Accident results in Death of 45-Year Old Man

  Brett Rivkind | October 10, 2011 11:10 AM | 13 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I had blogged about being careful over the Columbus Day weekend, in view of the fact that our Columbus Day Regatta weekend brings with it a high congestion of boats, and the danger of people...

• "Ask Gary" Issues in Lawyer Advertising

  Ed Normand | July 03, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to recent press reports The Florida Bar has taken action against a number of lawyers who have obtained clients from the 1-800-ASK-GARY referral service. Ask Gary advertisements targeted auto accident victims inviting them to call the service where they were referred to various service providers including chiropractic and legal services. Much of the medical and chiropractic care is...

• Cooper Tire Under Fire

  Joe Saunders | July 24, 2006 7:33 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It's bad enough the company has been accused of manufacturing defective tires that have led to serious injury and fatalities. It's quite another when that same company uses deceptive practices to hide such information to protect itself from a lawsuit. According to an article published in the St. Petersburg TimesAt least 21 lawsuits involving 12 deaths have been filed against Cooper Tire in...

• Three Injured in Pensacola Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2008 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident in Pensacola on Thursday sent three people to the hospital. The accident involved two cars traveling on Mobile Highway. One car flipped and landed on top of the other car. The first car was stopped, facing west on Boulder Avenue, then pulled out into the path of McClain's vehicle, which was traveling north on Mobile Highway, troopers said. McClain's vehicle collided with the...

• I-10 Westbound Reopened After Fatal Auto Accident

  Eddie Farah | February 23, 2008 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I-10 has reopened in the westbound direction after a fatal accident involving a semi truck Saturday morning closed two lanes.It appears the rain may have been the cause. A semi being driver by 47-year old Steven Stoff began moving counter clockwise as he was changing lanes. He lost control and the semi truck flipped in the middle of the interstate. Killed was his passenger, 44-year-old Laura...

• Electronic Logs Can Stop Truck Accidents

  Ed Normand | September 03, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Currently, the Federal Regulations for interstate trucking place limits on the hours that interstate truckers may drive. Most truckers follow the regulations but some do not. Recent polls of long distance truck drivers revealed that up to 16% of them had fallen asleep while driving at least once in the previous month. Up to 48% operated a truck while sleepy in the prior week.. Some trucking...