LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – Evelyn LaPlace died at age 91 on September 11, 2020, at Solon Retirement Village in Iowa City. Unfortunately for Henry Hubor, LaPlace’s nephew and executor, evidence was found that the assisted living facility was not comforting and selfless as once believed. As a result of investigations, Solon Retirement Village, their foundation,…
ST. PETE BEACH – Local news outlets are reporting that Mark Allen Johnson, a 45-year-old maintenance worker, was killed Wednesday morning when he was crushed by an elevator at Jacaranda Beach Villas, resort condominiums at the TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach. Click here for more information about this tragic death. If your loved one is taken…
ST. PETERSBURG – Bay News 9 reports that a 16-year-old St. Petersburg girl was killed while a passenger in an SUV driven by another 16-year-old girl. According to reports, the SUV was west on 40th Avenue Northeast when the driver became distracted and looked away from the roadway. Subsequently, the SUV veered to the right, jumping…
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…
TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Times reports that the number of bicyclist deaths in the city of Tampa are down so far this year as compared with this time last year. However, it is also being reported that the number of motorcyclist deaths are up as compared with this time last year. Motorcycle accidents can result…
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….
ST. PETERSBURG – Local news outlets report that an unidentified man was hit by a vehicle in the 800 block of 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday morning. The man was taken to Bayfront Medical Center where he died as a result of his injuries. If a loved one is taken from you…
NEW TAMPA – Bay News 9 reports that a 26 year-old Tampa man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle that failed to yield to his right of way. The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike and died at the scene. Motorcycle accidents can result in serious bodily injury and…
In a recent article in USA Today, “If a 747 jetliner crashed every day, killing all 500 people aboard, there would be a national uproar over aviation safety and an all-out mobilization to fix the problem.” However, “in the nation’s hospitals…about the same number of people die on average every day from medical ‘adverse events,’…
The jury found the defendant grossly negligent for texting while driving and causing a fatal crash. The unanimous verdict is one of the largest to be obtained in a texting-while-driving case. The subpoenaed the phone records discovered that the defendant had made seven (7) phone calls and sent fifteen (15) text messages during the 45…
