HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – This is a dangerous intersection in Hillsborough County near Summerfield Crossings. High traffic counts from shoppers at the Publix Super Market and other well established retail stores and eight restaurants make this area for one of the worst intersections for accidents in the county. Three years ago, when more plazas began to…
RUSKIN — A school bus carrying 39 children crashed into a truck Wednesday morning on the way to school. The crash was investigated by the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office. The bus driver and ten (10) students were taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. The bus driver was given a citation for failure to…
MANATEE – Golf carts are illegal on state roads, with a few exceptions: The golf cart crossing at U.S. 301 and Colony Club North/Coquina Drive in Manatee County is legal. Recently, the president of the Homeowners Association of Colony Cove said the residents have stopped driving their carts on the U.S. 301 sidewalks. Residents are…
LAKE BUENA VISTA – On Saturday night, a golf cart flipped and seriously injured a child at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground. The child was a passenger in a golf cart being driven by her father who swerved to avoid another golf cart coming toward them with out lights. The child was transported to Arnold Palmer…
NATIONAL – There are approximately 5,000 deaths, 100,000 injuries, and 500,000 trucking accidents every year. Trucking accidents are more likely to cause serious injury because trucks are bigger. A commercial tractor-trailer can weigh over 80,000 pounds, while an average passenger car weighs around 3,000 pounds. Thus, tractor trailer accidents often result in serious or fatal…
After a serious collision, the insurance company’s claims adjuster begins to protect the driver and their interests immediately. An investigator will begin to collect evidence in order to defend or minimize the claim. The investigator or adjuster will try to take a recorded statement from you. Do not give the adjuster a recorded statement while…
TAMPA – In the neighborhood of Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day hundreds of residents use golf carts on the streets in this south Hillsborough County community. Hillsborough County commissioners are considering building a cart path across a field from East Del Webb Boulevard to a signalized crossing at U.S. 301…
NATIONAL – According to the NTSB, “A punctured tire caused the bus crash that killed seventeen (17) people heading to a church retreat last year. The investigators also uncovered many other startling problems with the bus company, the driver and the safety inspections that allowed the bus to stay on the road.” Many federal agencies…
NATIONAL – According to the AP, “Nearly 1 million roller blinds and Roman shades sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direct were recalled Tuesday for posing a serious strangulation risk to small children.” IKEA “previously recalled blinds in August, as well as in November 2008, following the death of a child. No…
SEMINOLE – A Pinellas Suncoast Transit Association (PSTA) bus was rearended by a landscaping truck sending many passengers to local hospitals. The PSTA bus was headed south on Seminole Blvd. (Alt. US 19), stopped to pick up passengers when it was hit from behind by a southbound landscaping truck. Moments later the scene was filled…