Category: injured child

SeaWorld’s New Ice Breaker Coaster Injures Child’s Leg SeaWorld Ice Breaker Roller Coaster Accident

SeaWorld’s New Ice Breaker Coaster Injures Child’s Leg

ORLANDO, FLORIDA –SeaWorld is opening their first launch roller coaster, the Ice Breaker, that boasts the steepest beyond vertical drop in Florida. While their soft opening began in February, in one week the ride broke more than just ground.. Breaking News A 12-year-old boy was one of the lucky pass members whom previewed the ride….

Raising Kids – Freedom vs. Safety Giving Children Freedom and Safety

Raising Kids – Freedom vs. Safety

Have you been accused of Helicopter parenting? Or do you find it difficult to let your child do simple things in life without you? Well, Gary Karton, host of Parent Pep Talk – a podcast providing advice though experts, kids, and parents – speaks on Free Range Parenting and how to effectively give more freedom…

GOLF CARTS on the streets? A good idea or a recipe for disaster? Accidents sometimes fatal

STATEWIDE – Each year, about 13,000 golf cart-related accidents require emergency room visits, and that number is rising as the economical, fun-to-drive carts become more popular on city streets. Of those accidents, about 40 percent involve children younger than 16, and half of those are due to a fall from a moving golf cart. Golf…

SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT in Ruskin sends 10 children to local hospitals

RUSKIN — A school bus carrying 39 children crashed into a truck Wednesday morning on the way to school. The crash was investigated by the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office. The bus driver and ten (10) students were taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. The bus driver was given a citation for failure to…

PIT BULL DOG bites 5-year-old child in the face ♦ 911 called ♦ Pinellas County Sheriff and Pinellas County Animal Services respond

MADEIRA BEACH ♦ A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a 65 pound pit bull terrier causing serious injuries. The Pinellas County Sheriff and Pinellas County Animal Services were called to the scene. The dog snapped at the child’s face twice, deputies said, before the father was able to get him out of the home. The…

Court rules business liability waivers unenforceable against minors.

The Insurance Journal recently reported, “The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a parent can’t execute an injury liability waiver for a minor child when the liability release involves participation in a commercial, as opposed to community or nonprofit, activity” as “such releases are more in the interest of the commercial interests requiring them than…