Auto accidents can occur at any time and in any place, but the circumstances are particularly troublesome when those involved in such a collision fail to appear at a group function, as fellow attendees start to wonder what could have gone wrong. Unfortunately, three Florida Atlantic University football players and a student trainer were involved [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Driving under the influence of alcohol is something that too many people still are willing to do despite all of the warnings and hard lessons that have been doled out by countless groups over the years. When someone makes this choice, he or she is not only taking unreasonable risks upon him or herself but [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
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When people hear about someone being arrested for DUI, most assume that the substance at issue is alcohol. However, there are many DUI cases that involve other intoxicants. Tragically, one area psychologist provided an unfortunate example of that when he appeared in court on charges of DUI manslaughter. The charge stems from an accident that [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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We posted yesterday regarding a tragic auto accident that led to the death of a 14-year-old girl when a sedan and a police cruiser collided violently at an intersection. As is usually the case, little information was available on the same day of the accident, but it appears that authorities are wasting no time and [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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It seems that almost everyone understands that using a hand-held device to send text messages or to even talk on the phone without a hands-free device is extremely dangerous. It’s also no coincidence that distracted drivers remains one of the leading causes of auto accidents in the United States every year. We’ve also covered at [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Everyone who gets behind the wheel of an automobile encounters risks presented by the environment and other drivers. That’s true even if a person is driving a police cruiser. Tragically, a St. John’s County deputy paid the ultimate price for the misdeed of another this morning as he was killed on his way to work [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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The early morning hours on I-595 were filled with tragedy this morning as a three-vehicle crash left one person dead and six others injured. The entire area of I-595 was closed for several hours so that the investigation of the cause of the accident could begin and the cleanup of the scene could be completed. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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All of us who have properly learned to drive understand that when a police cruiser, fire engine or ambulance is sounding its sirens and traveling at a high rate of speed, we are supposed to yield the right-of-way to them so that they can get to their destination as quickly as possible. The preferred method [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 11, 2010
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While auto accidents can happen to anyone at any time, there are some drivers in Florida who statistically show more of a probability of getting into accidents than others. While there have been certain steps in place to attempt to curb these tendencies, including raised insurance rates and fines from the court for those found [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 11, 2010
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One of the types of cases our firm handles is wrongful death, which occurs when someone is killed either because of negligence, recklessness or some other action or inaction that would not be seen as reasonable by someone who is supposed to judge the situation. Tragically, there is no greater loss suffered than by the [...]
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Monday, February 15, 2010
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