Category: motor vehicle accident

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY • Closed Head Injury • Car Accident • Motorcycle Accident • Slip & Fall

trippfirm / Posted on July 23, 2009 /

Almost fifty (50) percent of traumatic brain injuries are caused by falls (28%) and motor vehicle-traffic crashes (20%). What is a traumatic brain injury? A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. Not all blows or…

Tags: brain injury, closed head injury, motor vehicle accident

FHP Reports • Valrico woman hit by car • killed while crossing S.R. 60 • Eastern Hillsborough County

trippfirm / Posted on June 10, 2009 /

A 21-year-old woman was struck and killed while trying to cross State Road 60 early this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The pedestrian of Valrico was trying to cross the eastbound lanes of S.R. 60 from the center grass median when she was hit by a man driving a Dodge Dakota pickup truck about…

Tags: killed, motor vehicle accident, Pedestrian