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According to BAYNEWS 9 – A teenager was cited Wednesday after police said she crashed into a patrol car while she was texting and cutting school. According to reports, just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, Officer Tanya Manning was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Bruce B. Downs and Palms Springs boulevards in…
In a recent article published by BAYNEWS-9, from May 18 to May 31, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will join with law enforcement officers nationwide to take part in the annual Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization. “The goal of the Click It or Ticket mobilization is not to write more tickets, but…
Law enforcement agencies throughout Florida have stepped up their enforcement of seatbelt violations under the Click It or Ticket campaign. The increased enforcement effort started Monday and runs through May 31. Under Florida law, it is illegal for anyone: To operate a motor vehicle unless restrained by a safety belt To operate a motor vehicle…
Two people have been hospitalized after a train hit a car at a railroad crossing in Polk County. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened just before 2 a.m. on Highway 98 at West Frostproof Road in Frostproof. A CSX freight car smashed into a vehicle that was on the tracks. Upon…
“Medtronic is warning doctors that 37,000 of its pacemakers may have wiring defects that can cause them to malfunction.” The company said the defect affects a subset of its Kappa and Sigma pacemakers, causing them not to respond or [to] run out of battery power. About 1.7 million of the pacemakers have been implanted since…
According to “insurance experts,” LOW SPEED IMPACTS are generally considered to be any collision that takes place at speeds under ten (10) mph. Some insurance companies have set up special claims units to handle LOW SPEED IMPACT accidents and have even termed them at “MIST claims.” The acronym M.I.S.T. stands for Minor Impact Soft Tissue….
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers are reporting multiple crashes and delays along roadways in Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Volusia and Brevard counties this morning — possibly connected to the severe weather conditions. The combination of wet roads and heavy traffic is the genesis of traffic accidents that sometimes can result in serious injury…
The National Law Journal (5/13, Bronstad) reported, “A federal judge in Los Angeles has approved a $39 million preliminary settlement to resolve the multidistrict litigation between Wachovia Corp. and more than 10,000 stock brokers who alleged that they were denied overtime pay and other wages.”
Many restaurants, coffee shops and other businesses that use drive-thru pick-up or take-outs often place pedestrians unnecessarily exposed to wayward automobiles. For example, an entire group of diners waiting on benches in front of the spaces reserved for take-out parking will be crushed when the inevitable happens. In recent years, we have all heard of…