HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – This is a dangerous intersection in Hillsborough County near Summerfield Crossings. High traffic counts from shoppers at the Publix Super Market and other well established retail stores and eight restaurants make this area for one of the worst intersections for accidents in the county. Three years ago, when more plazas began to…
SEMINOLE – City of Seminole officials passed a resolution Sept. 3 supporting the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Park Street and Burning Tree Drive at the entrance to the Seminole Lake community. According to county officials, the Burning Tree/Park Street intersection was the site of 25 crashes over the past five…
PINELLAS COUNTY – If the light is red, you better stop. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s office is gearing up its enforcement at the intersection of Park Blvd. and Seminole Blvd. Unmarked and marked cruisers are patrolling this dangerous intersection on a regular basis. Deputies will place special emphasis on motorists who fail to stop at…
HERNANDO COUNTY – A Hernando County business owner is asking for a stop light at the intersection of Citrus Way and Ponce de Leon north of Brooksville. The speed limit on Ponce de Leon is 60 miles per hour, and the only traffic control device currently at the intersection is a flashing yellow light. According…
Florida Auto Accident Attorney G. Alan Tripp, Jr. │ TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law│ FLORIDA LAW FIRM │ Handling cases throughout Florida More than 166,000 cars travel through the Park and Seminole intersection daily, and there have been more than 150 crashes there. This is one of the most congested intersections in Pinellas…
Traffic crashes are the single most significant cause of preventable death and injury in North America. In 2006 in the U.S., as many as 171,000 crashes, 144,000 injuries and 887 fatalities were attributed to red light running (the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). There is no doubt that red light runners are dangerous drivers who…
According to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) some of the most dangerous intersections in Pinellas County are in Largo, Florida. Driving in Largo, Florida could mean that you are more vulnerable to car crash than elsewhere in Pinellas County according to this data. The MPO recently released its annual traffic crash statistics for Pinellas County….