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…
WINTER HAVEN – Bay News 9 reports that an infant, toddler, and their mother were seriously injured in a car crash in Winter Haven. The accident happened on Havendale Boulevard, near Garner Elementary School, where the injured mother had just dropped off two other children. The mother has just pulled onto Havendale Boulevard when another vehicle…
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…
PINELLAS • PASCO • HERNANDO • CITRUS – Bay News 9 reports that an Oregon State University study shows that as many as 10 percent of drivers are completely unaware of pedestrians in crosswalks. Click here to read the Bay News 9 article and learn more about this disturbing statistic. In the near future, the University of South…
NATIONWIDE – The Tripp Law Firm joins all Americans in praying for and thinking about those affected by the senseless bombings in Boston today. Let us all mourn those who lost their lives and those who have been injured. Let us also pray for and keep in our thoughts the first responders and emergency personnel who…
INVERNESS, CITRUS COUNTY – Bay News 9 reports that a Lecanto woman, Bonnilea Mitchell, was fatally injured in a car accident on Thursday, April 11, 2013. The crash happened at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and East Gulf to Lake Highway in Inverness. After a serious car accident, you have questions—and you need help. Call the TRIPP LAW…
PASCO COUNTY – Bay News 9 reports that northbound I-75 is open again after a car crash closed it at mile marker 281 in Pasco County early this morning. The Florida Highway Patrol and Pasco County sheriff’s deputies worked the scene, but are not releasing any details yet. If you or a loved one are injured by…
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…
STATEWIDE – New provisions in Florida’s “No-Fault” law seek to limit personal injury protection (PIP) benefits to $2,500 when an injured person is determined not to have an emergency medical condition (EMC) following a car accident. However, a recent ruling in Leon County, Florida casts doubt on the constitutionality of the provisions seeking to limit certain…
STATEWIDE – Injured in a slip and fall or trip and fall at a Dollar Tree Store? Dollar Tree has a history of failing to follow industry standards for stocking merchandise and failing to properly build merchandise displays. If you were injured because of the negligence of Dollar Tree, you may have a case and may…