Category Archives: Auto Accidents
Florida Drivers Could Be At Risk When Commercial Drivers Violate These Trucking Laws
When Florida drivers get on the road, they do so with the knowledge that there are some drivers who don’t follow the rules of the road, but with the hope that the ones that they cross paths with will. Motorists are especially hopeful that commercial truck drivers will follow the rules and regulations that… Read More »
Car Accident Injures Three in Fort Myers
A car accident in Fort Myers recently injured three people and closed down traffic for hours. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of N. Tamiami Trail and Pondella Road. According to the North Fort Myers Fire Department, the seriousness of the accident and debris field shut down the major thoroughfare for… Read More »
Motorcyclist Killed by Wrong Way Driver
Florida State Police reported that one woman was killed recently while riding her motorcycle when a car drove the wrong way and crashed into her. The victim was identified as real estate realtor Claudia Alderman, 59, of Plant City and police arrested the driver of the other vehicle, identified as Osbaldo Campos, 21, of… Read More »
Truck Driver Killed in Accident
A truck driver from Jacksonville was tragically killed in a multi-car chain collision on Florida Highway 121 in Lake Butler. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 37-year-old driver’s name will not been released until the next of kin notification is complete. The accident happened around noon in the southbound lanes of Florida 121…. Read More »
Court Rules on Uninsured Motorist Coverage
Last month, the Florida Supreme Court addressed the issue of the amount of uninsured motorist (UM) coverage available under an auto insurance policy. In the case, the plaintiff was involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist and argued that the UM coverage transferred to her by her father years prior was no longer… Read More »
Jacksonville Woman Sues over Airbag Injuries
A Jacksonville woman has filed a lawsuit against Honda Motor Company and airbag manufacturer Takata Corp. for being rendered a quadriplegic when her driver’s side air bag exploded. Patricia Mincey claims that the companies concealed the defective nature of their airbag system from consumers for more than a decade before her accident in June,… Read More »
Multiple Semi-Truck Accident Injures One, Causes Traffic Nightmare
A section of roadway on Interstate 95 was closed down for several hours on Tuesday after three semi-trucks were involved in an accident early that morning. According to the police, at around 5:10 a.m. two commercial trucks collided with one another on I-95 northbound near State Road 16. One of the eighteen wheelers, carrying… Read More »
Motorcyclist Killed in Jacksonville Accident
The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident in Jacksonville has been identified by the local Sheriff’s Office. Darrin Wayne Elliott, 46, of East Hampton Avenue was killed in late October while he was riding his motorcycle in the 10000 block of Beach Boulevard. According to police, Mr. Elliott was driving west in the left… Read More »
Tampa Facing Growing Problem with Wrong Way Drivers
The Tampa Police Department stated that one of their own officers is the latest in a string of drunken driving incidents where the driver was also going the wrong way down the road. Police arrested Officer Anton Lipinski, 32, in the early morning hours last week after he crashed his car and failed sobriety… Read More »
Trooper Ticketed After Critically Injuring Three Boys in Car Accident
A trooper was finally ticketed months after causing an accident where three young boys were critically injured after the car that they were riding in was struck by the Florida Highway Patrol trooper’s vehicle, which was in the midst of making an illegal U-turn. Trooper Raul Umana, 20, was driving a marked 2007 Crown… Read More »
