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…
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…
HUDSON – Bay News 9 reports that a 10th grade student was hit by two vehicles as she attempted cross a street in Hudson, Pasco County, Florida today. The 16 year-old was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital with serious injuries. The two vehicles were identified as 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara and a 1999 Ford F-150 pickup…
WAHNETA – POLK COUNTY – Bay News 9 reports that a Polk County man has been arrested following a DUI vehicle crash that left two people seriously injured. If you or a loved one are injured because of the reckless actions of an intoxicated driver, you need a law firm that can immediately start the…
HERNANDO – SPRING HILL – BROOKSVILLE – CITRUS – CRYSTAL RIVER – LECANTO – Distracted driving has become an epidemic in this country, in part, due to the use of cell phones while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that in 2009, nearly a half million people were injured as the result of…
Texting while driving increases your risk of an accident much more than previous studies have concluded. This is as a result of motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones. A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute used cameras to continuously observe light…
It is that time of year again when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants consumers to put safety into play if fireworks are part of their upcoming Fourth of July celebrations. Thousands of injuries occur with sparklers, firecrackers, and aerials, and some 200 fireworks injuries take place each day during the one-month period surrounding…
ST. PETERSBURG – A car ran into the back of a PSTA bus Monday afternoon at 66th Street and 51st Avenue North. The bus was letting passengers out when the accident happened. FHP reports that the driver failed to slow down and collided with the bus. The driver of the car was taken to Bayfront…
NATIONAL – According to Bloomberg News, “Toyota Motor Corp., its units, lawyers and any other employees were ordered by a U.S. judge to preserve all documents about the ‘crashworthiness’ of its vehicles after the carmaker was accused of destroying lawsuit evidence.” The order stems from a lawsuit in which a former in-house attorney for Toyota,…
POLK COUNTY – A multivehicle crash closed one lane of Interstate 4 westbound at U.S. 27 on Sunday afternoon, backing up traffic for six miles. The first of 23 crashes happened at 4:43 p.m. and caused a chain reaction. Altogether, 48 vehicles were involved, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. FHP officials said there weren’t any…