HOMOSASSA SPRINGS – Bay News 9 reports that on Monday, April 1, 2013 a 45 year-old motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle was rear-ended by a car at the intersection of West Cardinal Street and South Gross Avenue in Homosassa Springs, Citrus county. Charges are pending for the driver of the car who rear-ended the motorcycle….
STATEWIDE – Lawmakers may be pushing to make motorcycle helmet use mandatory in Florida. The NTSB calls this a public health issue as their figures show that approximately 4,400 people die in the United States each year due to blunt head trauma. Last year in Florida was one of the safest on record. There were 373 motorcycle-related deaths….
STATEWIDE – Three of Florida’s major highways have been ranked as the most dangerous in the nation. Interstate 4, Interstate 75 (I-275) and Interstate 95 have all been singled out as three of the most dangerous roads in the nation. But why? One motorist put it this way, “Anybody who lives in this part of…
PINELLAS COUNTY – THE FHP says a motorcycle hit and killed a man on Starkey Road in Seminole Friday night. Troopers say a husband and wife were walking across the street. The wife made it across, however the husband was hit. Troopers say the couple was not in a crosswalk. The investigation is ongoing. http://www.trippfirm.com/
NATIONAL – According to The Detroit News (10/5, Shepardson) reported, “The Federal Highway Administration will conduct an intensive study into the cause of the growing number of motorcycle crashes and deaths on America’s roads. It’s the first study of its kind in almost 30 years.” www.trippfirm.com – Prompt & Aggressive representation
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DUNEDIN – Over the weekend, a motorcyclist was airlifted to a local hospital after being hit near the intersection of Main Street and Lake Haven Road. EMS was dispatched to the accident scene which was classified as a hit and run. It was unclear what type of injuries the unidentified motorcyclist sustained. The Pinellas County…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a motorcyclist from Lithia was killed this afternoon when he collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Lithia Pinecrest Road and Fish Hawk Trails. The driver of a 2007 Ford F-150 was southbound on Lithia Pinecrest Road and was turning left onto Fish…
SARASOTA COUNTY – A 24-year-old man, 24, died this morning after his motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The biker was traveling north on I-75 in the southbound lane and hit the right front of the tractor-trailer, which was traveling south, near mile marker 194…
PINELLAS COUNTY – Five people were injured when four motorcycles traveling at high speed across the Bayside Bridge got into a chain-reaction crash late Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said three of the motorcycle drivers and one passenger received serious injuries when they we all thrown from the motorcycles. One motorcycle driver received minor…