FORT MYERS, FL— Khalia Carter, a senior at Fort Myers High School, was only a month from graduating. She enjoyed cheerleader and just finished her final prom. But on April 18th, Khalia’s life changed forever. After hanging out with friends, she was struck by a motorcyclist on Cemetery Road in Buckingham, making her spin into…
At least 115 million vehicles are on the road every day for work, shopping, and schooling. Not many days go by where drivers don’t see an accident on the road. The process of receiving a license is as lengthy as it is because those in charge know how deadly vehicles can be. The 3 greatest…
With the beautiful fall breeze, that fully decorated Christmas tree you put up the day after Halloween, and holiday cheer filling every place you go, how can anything go wrong? While you may have gotten the day off work, the stress of planning, traveling, and family make for one of the deadliest days of the…
Mothers Against Drunk Driving began as an idea being tossed around at a kitchen table. Three decades later, it is one of the country’s most recognized and effective advocacy organizations. MADD quickly built a broad grassroots network that helped set the minimum drinking age at 21. It then fought alcohol trade groups to impose a…
NATIONWIDE – Highway deaths fell to 33,808 in the U.S. for the year 2009, the lowest number since 1950. The decline in traffic fatalities occurred even while estimated vehicle miles traveled in 2009 increased by 0.2 percent over 2008 levels, according to the Department of Transportation. In addition, 2009 saw the lowest fatality and injury…
HERNANDO COUNTY – According to The St. Petersburg Times – “In what local court observers are calling one of the largest verdicts they can recall, a Hernando County [FL] jury on Wednesday awarded more than $330 million in civil damages to Angela Stone, whose 13-year-old daughter, Shelby Taylor Hagman, was killed in 2007 by a…
Victims of drunk driving accidents face a variety of challenges, both physically and emotionally. It seems that when a drunk driver causes an accident, that driver rarely gets hurt and/or never has enough insurance to cover the damages. If you or a loved one has been injured by someone who was driving under the influence…
