A recent car accident in Suburban West Pam Beach just off Interstate 95 sent three people to St. Mary’s Medical Center after the vehicle exited onto 45th street and hit a panhandler. According to The Palm Beach News Post, officials with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and West Palm Beach…
A recent car accident near Fort Lauderdale left a pregnant woman trapped in her vehicle. After three vehicles collided at West Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 24th Avenue, the pregnant passenger had to be extricated from one of the vehicles, according to 7NEWS. Two others were injured in the accidents. The…
The family of a 39-year-old Florida man is grief-stricken, following a fatal crash that happened in Tampa this month. According to the Tampa Tribune, the victim was traveling southbound on U.S. 41 when his sport utility vehicle collided with a semi-truck and, horrifyingly, became wedged underneath. For hours, traffic snarled…
Parents concerned for their child’s safety on the road now have a comprehensive resource to get facts, research statistics and debunk myth. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia earlier this month launched the Car Seat Safety for Kids site, with the Keeping Kids Safe During Crashes as part of an outreach…
Debate rages on among Florida lawmakers, who continue to wrestle with the merits of enacting a statewide ban on texting while driving. It’s a two-sided coin. A ban would likely mean a sharp decrease in the number of distracted driving crashes across the state – an obvious plus. But how…
You get into your car. You automatically check your mirrors. You make sure the seat is in the correct position. But you don’t expect that you’ll have to assess whether the car has major mechanical defects. That’s the government’s job, right? A new report from the National Academy of Sciences…
A recent car accident in Royal Palm Beach sent two motorists to the hospital. The accident happened on Belvedere Road. One of the motorists had to be extricated from the vehicle and was taken by Trauma Hawk helicopter to St. Mary’s Medical Center, according to News Channel 5. The passenger…
As we recently reported on our South Florida injury Lawyers Blog, the Florida Highway Patrol and many other law enforcement departments across the state joined together over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday to crack down on drunk drivers through the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. We also…
According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), there were nearly 2,400 people who died in car accidents in Jupiter and elsewhere throughout the state in 2011. The FLHSMV is already patting themselves on the back for the slight reduction in the number of traffic fatalities…
Recently, a Miami police officer, Fausto Lopez, was issued a traffic citation by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, Donna Jane Watts. The ticket was issued because Lopez was allegedly traveling along a Florida Highway at roughly 120 miles per hour, according to the Huff Post. Law enforcement is now taking…