- Joe Saunders | July 28, 2009 10:27 AM | Pinellas, FL
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Automobile Accidents
A new study demonstrating the extreme danger of texting while driving appeared on the front page of the NY Times today. The study involved installing video equipment in the cabs of long haul...
- Council Wooten | December 29, 2011 9:48 AM | Orlando, FL
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A prison transport officer died in a truck accident in Palm Bay on the early morning of December 20, according to WTSP.com. Reports indicate the 47-year-old male, Officer Jeffrey Farless, died...
- Council Wooten | December 08, 2011 9:54 AM | Orlando, FL
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
The US Department of Transportation ruled that commercial truck drivers may no longer use cell phones or handheld devices of any kind, according to sources. Violators can face up to $2,750 fines...
- Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | September 08, 2011 9:51 AM | Orlando, FL
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Federal regulators say that trucker fatigue is causing fatal accidents, even as the number of fatal truck crashes has dropped in recent years after a major overhaul of rules that took effect in...
- Brian W. Smith | October 10, 2008 1:51 PM | Tallahassee, FL
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Automobile Accidents
Tallahassee Police say that 45 year old Steven Riles died after his pick-up truck veered off the road and struck a utility pole early this morning. A Tallahassee Police Department spokesman says...
- Ed Normand | September 27, 2008 11:08 AM | Orlando, FL
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Automobile Accidents
Many assume that older drivers are unsafe behind the wheel, cause more auto accidents and should be tested more frequently. Actually the truth is just the opposite. According to a study by the Rand...
- Ed Normand | September 26, 2008 11:08 AM | Orlando, FL
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Automobile Accidents
The lowest legal age to drink alcohol in all 50 states is 21. This was not always the law. In fact in the early 80's most 18 year olds could drink in most states. Laws were passed to lower the...
- Ed Normand | September 19, 2008 9:38 PM | Orlando, FL
Category:
Automobile Accidents
It appears that the recent tragic commuter train crash in Los Angeles may have been the result of inattention by the train operator to the operation of the train because he was too busy texting to...