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Michael Damaso / 10-06-2020 / Auto Accidents

As a passenger involved in a car accident, you have as much right as the driver to recover compensation for your injuries and losses. It is important to understand these rights so that you are adequately compensated for your medical bills, lost wages, and other accident-related expenses. No Fault Insurance Florida is one of a […]

Michael Damaso / 09-04-2020 / Auto Accidents

Labor Day is statistically one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, with an increase in road congestion and traffic fatalities. Florida has one of the worst records when it comes to fatal accidents on Labor Day weekend. According to figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an average of 373 fatal car […]

Doug / 06-02-2015 / Auto Accidents

In a public-private partnership with GEICO, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) unveiled a new campaign to help curb the problem of distracted driving on Florida’s roadways. Sixty four different “Safe Phone Zones” were designated on various roadways throughout Florida. A map of all of the “Safe Phone Zones” throughout Florida can be found online […]

Doug / 06-12-2014 / Attorney

Over the weekend, the country woke to news that famed comedian, star of NBC’s 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan, along with a handful of others, were involved in a deadly multi-vehicle collision on the New Jersey Turnpike. According to authorities, the accident was caused when a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer crashed into a limousine bus carrying Mr. Morgan and […]

Doug / 05-27-2014 / Auto Accidents

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial start to the summer, millions of people are making their way to Florida’s beaches to cool off and enjoy the sun. This past Memorial Day Weekend saw an overwhelming amount of individuals and crowds of people. Every year we’re faced with stories of tragic injuries caused by inattentive drivers […]

Doug / 05-15-2014 / Auto Accidents

The first sentence in the ABC News story should send chills to everyone who drives, “because of a badly flawed and archaic government recall system, millions of potentially dangerous recalled tires remain on the roads, on store shelves for sale, or simply unaccounted for.” In fact, the problem is so severe and the potential risk […]

Doug / 03-24-2014 / Auto Accidents

Last week, a man in Orlando was hit and killed while crossing Colonial Drive near John Young Parkway. WESH reported that the crash happened just past midnight and it does not appear initially that the driver was at fault. According to the report, 50 pedestrians were killed by cars last year in the metro Orlando […]

Doug / 10-11-2013 / Auto Accidents

As of October 1st, 2013, Florida has joined the majority of states in prohibiting texting while driving. In South Florida, Governor Rick Scott signed SB 52, legislation championed by Senator Nancy Detert for the past several years. In 2011, at least 23% of auto collisions involved cell phone use. Over a million crashes a year […]

Doug / 09-16-2013 / Auto Accidents

In the United States, every day, nearly 30 people die in motor vehicle crashes that involve alcohol-impaired drivers. With higher statistics in other countries there are over 51 million deaths annually due to drunk or impaired driving. In 2010, 1/3rd of vehicle crash fatalities were the result of alcohol related crashes. 17% of traffic accidents […]

Doug / 08-30-2013 / Auto Accidents

The American Bar Association Journal ran a story this week that may surprise many of you regarding texting and driving. No, it isn’t about the risks and harm associated with texting and driving, it’s about the person sending the text to the driver! In a New Jersey appellate court, the Court has held that “a […]

Doug / 07-10-2013 / Auto Accidents

According to a 2007 Harvard study, Americans will spend approximately 101 minutes per day behind the wheel. When you do the math, that means that over 7% of your life is spent driving. Given that percentage, it’s not surprising that many of us get a little blasé about our driving habits and allow distractions to […]

Doug / 06-10-2013 / Auto Accidents

As if getting into an accident isn’t stressful enough, there is the onslaught of necessities that must be taken care of even after the traumatic event has transpired. There is medical attention, filing a claim, dealing with your insurance company, and taking your car to a body shop, if it is not badly damaged. But […]

Doug / 07-13-2012 / Auto Accidents

As we mentioned on Monday, one study presented at the recent Lifesavers Conference held here in Orlando found that drivers using phones are four times more likely to get into a crash—regardless of whether the phone is hands-free or handheld. In a Consumer Reports article published on June 14, 2012, hands-free devices were one of […]

Doug / 07-06-2012 / Auto Accidents

On Monday, we discussed the inherent danger involved with fireworks that is associated with this past Wednesday’s Fourth of July holiday. However, as we noted, there are thousands of injuries from fireworks throughout the months before and after Independence Day. As Captain Joe Bruni notes in the video above, it is not only common for […]

Doug / 06-29-2012 / Auto Accidents

We posted a video on Monday that discussed the myth of multitasking, but the video above featuring productivity trainer Jan Wencel actually puts a viewer’s multitasking ability to the test. Her company, Life Contained, runs a workshop entitled “Multitasking Makes You Stupid.” Wencel notes that in these workshops, “we often have students who not only […]

Doug / 06-25-2012 / Auto Accidents

David Teater is the senior director of Transportation Initiatives at the National Safety Council (NSC), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accident prevention and promoting health issues. As we mentioned last week, the NSC has designated June as National Safety Month, and this final week has been dedicated specifically to driving safety. We have posted videos […]

Doug / 05-28-2012 / Auto Accidents

In the video above, John Templeton, Jr. recalls leaving a Florida bar in 2002 after night of drinking when he was 19 years old and how his next memory was waking up to find himself handcuffed to a hospital bed with a state trooper informing him that he was responsible for the death of 18-year-old […]

Doug / 05-21-2012 / Auto Accidents

This video from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) calls attention to some of the “fake-out” moves drivers may try to use to pretend they are wearing a seat belt when passing by a police officer. Today kicks off the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign, and it is Florida’s 12th consecutive year of […]

Doug / 04-30-2012 / Auto Accidents

The video above is a public service announcement put out by the village of Romeoville, Illinois, in regards to “Keep Kids Alive Drive 25,” a nationwide campaign “put an end to deaths and injuries caused by speeding and distracted driving on our nation’s roads.” We are posting this video today because tomorrow is the sixth […]

Doug / 04-27-2012 / Auto Accidents

On Monday, we began to discuss the 2012 National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs from April 23-27 this year. The national program now involves virtually every state in country, and the video above is one from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The video features construction workers each offering what they think is the […]

Doug / 04-23-2012 / Auto Accidents

This video is for a Maintenance of Traffic course required by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). A few years ago, FDOT released a series of public service announcements to call attention to safe driving in work zones throughout the Sunshine State. We’re posting this now because today marks the start of the 2012 National […]

Doug / 05-12-2011 / Auto Accidents

According to TMZ, Dreama Walker has been sued by a woman who alleges the ex-Gossip Girl star caused serious damages to her and her vehicle. The unnamed LA female driver says that the 24-year-old actress rental car accidentally smashed into her vehicle on March 11. The female claims Walker destroyed her vehicle and left her […]

Doug / 02-03-2011 / Auto Accidents

According to the Southeast Texas Record, a 2009 automobile accident is subject of a personal injury lawsuit. Brenda Williams, of Beaumont, filed a lawsuit against Dora Richard claiming headaches, neck, back and shoulder injuries, and incurred medical costs. Williams claims she was driving on Garner Street when defendant failed to yield the right-of-way on a […]

Doug / 01-10-2011 / Auto Accidents

A Florida dentist is facing a lawsuit after a fatal vehicle crash killed two individuals and injured another. Matthew Moye, 34, practicing dentist at Big Bend Dental in Riverview, allegedly drove drunk, sped and lost control of his Cadillac. Tampa police arrested Moye, charged him two counts of DUI manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, […]

Doug / 02-18-2010 / WKN News

Florida Highway Patrol has reported that a Ford Explorer driven by a 39 – year-old-man was in an auto accident on the Florida Turnpike yesterday and the Explorer flipped multiple times. The cause of the accident was the failure of the right rear tire. The driver also had his 5 children with him. Three of the children […]