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In an effort to promote awareness and keep people in our community safer, our news blog provides visitors with current information on local accidents, medical malpractice, product recalls and other Florida law.
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Florida Highway Patrol Cites Thousands for Aggressive Driving
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) announced the results of its aggressive driving campaign. The FHP conducted three aggressive driving crackdown efforts this year. Florida police were looking for drivers "who committed violations attributed to aggressive driving,...
Florida Motorcyclists Continue to Face Too Much Risk When Taking to the Roads
June brings an end to Motorcycle Awareness Month, but our Florida motorcycle lawyers want to remind all drivers to continue to be vigilant for the two-wheeled vehicles sharing the road with you throughout the year. Unfortunately, according to a recent study, drivers...
Distracted Driving To Blame For Collision With Fire Truck
On Sunday, 26-year-old Sean Smith was driving his 2004 Mazda RX8 down Livingston Road in Naples, Fla. He decided to reach down to grab his cellphone—he didn’t see the fire truck parked in his path. Smith collided with the fire truck’s rear-end, causing $10,000 in...
Parents are Encouraged to Warn their South Florida Teens of the Dangers of Car Surfing
Tourists and residents alike flock to South Florida beaches to “hang ten” and get in some of the best surfing in the eastern U.S. Palm Beach is home to surfing schools and surfing events that are held year round. Unfortunately, some daring teens in Florida have...
Dog Bites Take a Financial Toll on Florida Residents
National Dog Bite Prevention Week ended Saturday, and with it comes the harsh reality of the financial impact of dog bites on Americans. The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) reports that more than one-third of all homeowners’ insurance liability claims last...
Florida Motorcyclist Shares Safety Tips
As Motorcycle Awareness Month draws to a close, our Treasure Coast motorcycle accident attorneys offer one more article reminding Florida motorcyclists to drive safely – and for other motorists to stay alert for bikers on the road. This time, the safety message is...
Tyndall Air Force Base Bans Handheld Cellphone Use
“You Talk. You Walk.” That’s what is printed on new signs posted around Tyndall Air Force Base. The base has started a new campaign aimed at preventing distracted driving. The campaign makes it unacceptable to talk on anything other than a hands-free cellphone while...
Florida Drivers Urged to Buckle Up While On the Road –Tickets Await Those That Don’t
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) partners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign in time for the long Memorial Day holiday. From May 21 to June 3 officers will be out in force across the country...
AT&T Distracted Driving Simulator Visits Jacksonville School
According to AT&T, teenagers text on average 60 times a day -- and a lot of that texting happens behind the wheel of a car. A survey conducted by the company found that while 97 percent of teens know that it’s dangerous to text and drive, almost half admit to...
Dog Bite Prevention Week Raises Safety Awareness Around Dogs for Florida Residents
In early April we presented information that urged Florida residents to stay alert for dogs to avoid a dog attack and dog bites. Now, in order to educate the American public about the dangers of dog attacks, the U.S. Postal Service teams up with the Centers for...
Text Message Sender Sued In Distracted Driving Motorcycle Crash
A woman in New Jersey sent a text message to a person who was behind the wheel of a car. Now, she is being sued for encouraging distracted driving, according to an article in the New York Daily News. David and Linda Kubert were riding their motorcycle in September...
Statewide Distracted Driving Youth Summit Planned For This Saturday
In 2009, Crooms Academy of Information Technology, located in Sanford, lost one of its teachers in a car crash caused by distracted driving. This loss motivated students at Crooms to take a stand against texting while driving. The next year, they formed Reynold’s...
Government Report Finds Nursing Homes Ill-Prepared for Natural Disasters
Earlier this month, we reported on the growing number of Florida nursing home residents suffering from abuse and neglect. Reports found that patients are dying from poor care and the staff is often not held accountable. Now, on the heels of those troubling findings,...
According To New Study, Teen Drivers Are Distracted By Other Teens
Cellphones are not the only reason teen drivers are being distracted. Having other teens in the car can be distracting too, according to a recent study conducted by the AAA. The study found that a teenage driver’s chances of dying in an automobile accident increases...
Alcohol Has No Place with Motorcyclists Traveling Florida Highways
During the month of May, we have focused several articles on Motorcycle Awareness Month. Our Treasure Coast motorcycle attorneys join state and federal agencies in asking all drivers to stay alert and share the road with Florida motorcyclists. We also asks...
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