SUN CITY – The new golf cart crossing to Wal-Mart has opened. The crossing allows residents driving golf carts to cross U.S. Highway 301 to shop at the Super Wal-Mart in Wimauma. The speed limit on 301 has been lowered to 45 in the area of the new crossing. The crossing is equipped with lights…
LAKE BUENA VISTA – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, eight (8) people were taken to local hospitals after a Disney bus rear-ended a tour bus at the entrance to Epcot. .Apparently the tour bus was having mechanical problems and pulled over and stopped. The Disney bus ran into the rear of the tour bus…
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 the AP (3/18) reported that the government is announcing a recall of 1.2 million high chairs it says pose a fall hazard to children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall Thursday involving the product made by Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta.” Chair tip-overs have “resulted in 24 reports…
A Florida woman died after liposuction procedure. The death may have been caused by a bad reaction to lidocaine given during the liposuction procedure. Apparently the lidocaine given during the surgery caused her to have a seizure and cardiac arrest, plunging her into a coma that left her brain dead. The thirty-seven year old woman…
ST. PETERSBURG – St. Petersburg police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a PSTA Bus and a car at the intersection of 66 Street and 30 Avenue N in St. Petersburg. A PSTA bus and a Honda collided. Police are still investigating the cause of the crash. St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue says the driver…
NATIONAL – The above is a headline from the February 23rd, 2010 issue of the New York Daily News. The article reports on a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine on February 22, 2010. The study and resultant articles point out that approximately 48,000 patients die each year from pneumonia or blood poisoning…
PINELLAS COUNTY – According to BayNews9, Two people were injured in a crash that involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck on southbound Interstate 275. The accident happened about a quarter mile south of the southbound exit ramp to State Road 688 at 5:50 p.m. Law enforcement officials say a motorcycle with a male driver…
STATEWIDE – March 1 – 15 will be the “Click It or Ticket” safety-belt enforcement campaign statewide. The crackdown will be looking for drivers and passengers – including children younger than 18 – will be ticketed if they aren’t buckled. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Zephyrhills Police and Dade City Police are joining the Florida…
NATIONAL – A Toyota executive told a congressional panel yesterday that fixing floor mats and sticking pedals on millions of recalled vehicles would “not totally” fix problems with dangerous unintended acceleration. He said that the automaker still hasn’t ruled out electronics as a potential cause of sudden acceleration. Since September 2009, Toyota has recalled millions…