Posts tagged vehicle

• 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...

• Why did Yamaha call its Rhino Side by Side a UTV instead of an ATV?

  Armand Rossetti | January 20, 2009 5:23 PM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The answer is simple. A Utility Terrain Vehicle or UTV designation places the Rhinoin the netherworld of unregulated motor vehicles. I have used the word netherworld because a Rhino UTV can also...

• 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...

• The Reason For The Rise In Florida Auto Accident Insurance Fraud

  Ed Normand | January 27, 2012 11:36 AM | 3 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Fraud related to Florida auto accidents is a huge problem. The cause of the problem is well known: Florida's Personal Injury Protection Insurance (PIP) laws give an automatic $10,000.00 in...

• 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...

• Vehicle Safety -- Female Occupants at Higher Risk

  Laurie Briggs | October 25, 2011 1:35 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A new study published by the American Journal of Public Health concluded that women have a higher risk of serious injury in a car accident than men. The objective of the study was to evaluate if...

• 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...