Pedestrians face risks every time they take to the streets and share space with moving vehicles. Unfortunately, when someone traveling on foot becomes entangled in an auto accident, the results can be tragic. Sadly, this appears to be what occurred with a multiple-vehicle crash last night in which a pedestrian was killed after being struck [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 18, 2010
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When one-car accidents occur at 1 a.m., it almost automatically gives rise to suspicion that alcohol was involved. This is especially true when such an accident occurs on a holiday such as St. Patrick’s Day. To be fair, though, the crash that occurred this morning in Fort Pierce has not been fully investigated by police [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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The most difficult aspect of any hit-and-run crash is identifying the driver who left the scene of the accident. Many times, the driver is eventually apprehended after police locate the vehicle that was involved in a crash, as it usually sustains heavy damage that cannot be concealed quickly. That appears to be what occurred yesterday [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 1, 2010
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One-vehicle crashes generally only result in loss and damages to the person driving the vehicle in question, unless that accident causes property damage. However, when the driver of a vehicle is carrying passengers, that driver has a duty to keep those passengers safe. Tragically, a one-car crash on Florida’s Turnpike early Sunday morning left two [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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U.S. 1 in the Keys is somewhat notorious for its crashes, and one of the reasons is that when even a minor collision occurs, it can lead to other problems given the lack of an escape for other vehicles. This past weekend was an especially dangerous one on that stretch of road. Several auto accidents [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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State governments track and record all sorts of different statistics for almost as many reasons, and when these statistics are reviewed, some can leave the reader nothing short of shocked. One of those statistics concerns the number of hit-and-run crashes in Florida. When these records are broken down by county, it should come as no [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 19, 2010
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Auto accidents of any type are extremely dangerous, but they are particularly perilous when they occur on a bridge. Obviously, those near a collision on a bridge have nowhere to go for an escape, and it’s often that we hear about these sorts of accidents involving multiple vehicles. Tragically, that appears to be when occurred [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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School buses are a mainstay on the roadways both in the morning and in the afternoon, and every parent must trust those charged with transporting their children to and from school to avoid accidents that would place their children in danger. Unfortunately, one child was injured and sent to the hospital this morning after a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
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Auto accidents that occur on highways or other heavily-traveled roadways can lead to instant disaster given the high speeds and high number of vehicles that are in the area at any given time that a collision occurs. Tragically, one person was killed and four others were injured in an auto accident on the Gratigny Expressway [...]
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 [...]
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Monday, March 29, 2010
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