TAMPA – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff, a roll-over crash has killed one person and closed a stretch of road in Tampa. One person died when a Ford Explorer SUV flipped over several times just after 3 a.m. on Memorial Highway near George Road. Two others were injured an transported to local hospitals. Memorial…
Hillsborough / Polk County — UPDATE — Fifty (50) crashes on three major highways involving 131 vehicles with more than a dozen people sent to hospitals. It all happened over a five-hour period on a Sunday afternoon. The FHP cites wet roads and heavy traffic as the common causes of these accidents. Just after 3:00…
ORLANDO — Disney has reported more injuries during the second quarter than any other Central Florida theme park. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Walt Disney World had 11 injuries while Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Wet ‘n Wild, had no reports of injuries for the April-June period. SOURCE – Orlando Sentinel…
LEE COUNTY – Last month a two vehicle accident in the Wal-Mart parking lot left one person with life threatening injuries. According to the witness, a man ran a stop sign striking another car with four local high school students. After the impact he lost control of his vehicle going through a ditch and then…
Most common injuries: Hands: 2,300 Eyes: 1,500 Head, Face, Ears: 1,400 Doing most damage: Firecrackers: 1,300 injuries Sparklers: 1,000 Rockets: 800 The law prohibits the personal use of fireworks containing explosive or flammable compounds. That includes, though is not necessarily limited to, these items: Firecrackers Torpedoes Skyrockets Roman candles Daygo bombs Local law enforcement agencies…
PORT CANAVERAL — Thirty passengers from a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship were hurt during a shore excursion in the Virgin Islands. According to Florida Today, passengers from Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Freedom of the Seas, were on an amphibious tour bus in St. Thomas Wednesday when the bus went off the road and crashed. The…
Many people this Fourth of July weekend will celebrate with cookouts, a trip to the beach, outdoor concerts and fireworks. The Fourth of July is a peak time for fireworks sales; but every year unsafe fireworks are involved in serious injuries, including loss of sight, severe burns, and loss of limbs, particularly fingers.According to the…
A Florida jury awarded a man $4.8 million in a Florida auto accident lawsuit. The injured man was hurt in a 2003 car accident when a commercial drug company’s van rear-ended his car. As a result of this accident trauma, it left the man with serious neck and back injuries. The injured man required extensive…
TAMPA – Traffic is now back to normal on Broadway Avenue after a multi-car collision this morning. The crash occurred just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and 70th Street. The crash involved a tanker truck, an SUV and a white passenger van transporting eight work-release inmates. The initial investigation by Tampa…
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…