Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• 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...

• 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...

• Injection Procedures

  Robert Blanchard | July 25, 2006 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In following up my discussion of the use of steroid blocks to alleviate back pain cased by traumatic injuries, I think many will want to know specifics about the procedure,Injection Details:The interval between the injections varies with the steroid preparations used. Since injected methylprednisolone was reported to remain in situ for approximately 2 weeks, the clinician should expect to wait 2...

• Deadly Wreck Caused by Debris Falling From Truck

  Staff Writer | December 16, 2005 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Jennifer Green, 49, was killed Wednesday when debris fell from an overturned tractor trailer and landed on her car. The truck had overturned on the overpass ramp and dumped some of its load (constuction debris and tree roots) on the highway below, smashing into Jennifer Green's minivan. The poorly designed ramp and drivers' excessive speeds have created a serious problem here, according to FDOT...

• Farah & Farah Wins $3.4 Million For Mother of Two

  Eddie Farah | September 14, 2007 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  November 8, 2004. It started like any other morning for 37-year-old Wendy Sugalski. She had just dropped her teenage child at school and was heading east on Atlantic Boulevard near Kernan to pick-up her other teenager.Sugalski was stopped at a red-light when her car was rear-ended by a 26,000 pound moving truck traveling 40 miles per hour. Her Honda Civic was pushed forward, the force...

• It's Illegal To Leave Kids Alone In A Hot Car

  Eddie Farah | July 12, 2007 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Not only is it dangerous and potentially deadly to leave children in a hot car, but it's also illegal.As temperatures rise into the 90's, it's time to remember that state law makes it illegal to leave a child alone in a hot car for longer than 15 minutes.A car can quickly become as hot as an oven.From heat cramps to heat stroke can take very few minutes. A car can heat up to 110 degrees within...

• Man Found Dead on Beach Boulevard

  Eddie Farah | July 03, 2007 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The search is on for a hit-and-run driver that killed a 21-year old man early Sunday morning on Beach Boulevard.The accident happened about 3 a.m. and Tyler Beggs was found on Beach near Desalvo Road in the westbound lane.Law enforcement says Beggs was lying in the road before being struck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Begg's father, Michael believes his youngest son was drunk that night...

• Man Killed in Multiple Tractor Trailer Accident

  Staff Writer | December 23, 2005 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Police released the name of a man who was killed in an accident involving two tractor trailers on the Palmetto Expressway earlier this month. Carlos Perez was driving northbound on the Palmetto Expressway when he came upon an accident involving a tractor trailor and a Toyota truck, the driver of which was also injured.Perez crashed into the stopped truck and was hit from behind by a second...

• I-95 Auto Accident Involving Car, Bus

  Eddie Farah | March 07, 2008 12:59 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There was no match between a tour bus with 60 people on board and a car. The two tangled on Interstate 95 this afternoon. The bus won.The two vehicles were traveling southbound on I-95 just beyond International Golf Parkway.Four people were in the car. All were injured and taken to Flagler Hospital. There is no word on their condition.Everyone on the bus was okay except they couldn't get the...