POLK COUNTY, FL – 3 time winner on the PGA Tour, Bart Bryant, was killed in a car accident after making a routine stop in traffic. A construction crew slowed traffic, causing the standstill, when the truck slammed into Bryant’s SUV. When Polk City responders arrived, they found him unresponsive, and he was officially ruled deceased…
WINTER HAVEN – Bay News 9 reports that an infant, toddler, and their mother were seriously injured in a car crash in Winter Haven. The accident happened on Havendale Boulevard, near Garner Elementary School, where the injured mother had just dropped off two other children. The mother has just pulled onto Havendale Boulevard when another vehicle…
INVERNESS, CITRUS COUNTY – Bay News 9 reports that a Lecanto woman, Bonnilea Mitchell, was fatally injured in a car accident on Thursday, April 11, 2013. The crash happened at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and East Gulf to Lake Highway in Inverness. After a serious car accident, you have questions—and you need help. Call the TRIPP LAW…
PASCO COUNTY – Bay News 9 reports that northbound I-75 is open again after a car crash closed it at mile marker 281 in Pasco County early this morning. The Florida Highway Patrol and Pasco County sheriff’s deputies worked the scene, but are not releasing any details yet. If you or a loved one are injured by…
CLEARWATER – The Tampa Bay Times reports that a 78 year-old Clearwater man, Edward Ortwein, was hit by a car while walking his dog Friday, April 12, 2013. Sadly, Mr. Ortwein was seriously injured and later died of his injuries. The car that hit the man was driven by 35 year-old Clearwater resident Yvelise Bradley. The…
STATEWIDE – The National Highway Traffic Highway Administration estimates that any given moment during daylight hours in the United States, about 660,000 drivers use cell phone or other electronic devices while driving. Perhaps the most dangerous use of electronic devices while driving is texting while driving. Texting while driving involves all 3 major types of distraction…
STATEWIDE – The TRIPP LAW FIRM wants to remind all FLORIDA drivers that the $10,0000 in PIP benefits under your own insurance policy will be denied if you do not seek medical care within 14 DAYS after your CAR ACCIDENT! This new part of Florida’s PIP law went into effect January 1, 2013. Don’t get stuck…
ST. PETERSBURG – Local news outlets report that an unidentified man was hit by a vehicle in the 800 block of 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday morning. The man was taken to Bayfront Medical Center where he died as a result of his injuries. If a loved one is taken from you…
