The family of a Florida man who died from food poisoning from a meal he consumed on a flight has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against American Airlines, according to ABC News. Othon Cortes, 73, died after eating a chicken meal on a flight that was contaminated. His widow and daughter filed the suit. American […]
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Could Disney Have Possibly Prevented An Invasion Of Privacy?
Doug / 11-30-2011 / Consumer Safety
A man was arrested in Florida after he was caught peeping in the women’s restroom at Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park, according to the New York Post. Lloyd Miller, 42, is charged with sexual assault for peeking over a bathroom stall to spy on a tourist from Pennsylvania who was vacationing with her family. […]
Orlando Police Testing New Accident Reporting Software
Doug / 11-23-2011 / Auto Accidents
New software for police filing car accident reports in Orlando could quickly speed up the citation process, according to GovTech.com. In efforts to speed up a process that can often take weeks, the new software tool, equipped in police cruisers, will allow officers to enter information and file a report in about 20 minutes. The […]
Florida Woman Critically Injured In Car Accident
Doug / 11-18-2011 / Auto Accidents
A woman was severely injured in a car accident in Palm Bay on November 10, according to the Orlando Sentinel. According to reports a police officer noticed a woman walking along Emerson Drive shortly before 5:30 a.m. and gave her a ride back to her broken-down vehicle. As the woman and the officer were exiting […]
Toddler Attacked By Pit Bull In Port Orange
Doug / 11-16-2011 / Dangerous
A 2-year-old boy is in the hospital after a vicious dog attack on November 9, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Paramedics rushed the boy to a hospital in Orlando. The dog who attacked the boy was reported to be a pit-bull mix. The attack occurred in Port Orange on Leslie Drive, according to reports. […]
No Charges To Be Filed In Boating Accident Death
Doug / 11-09-2011 / Boat Accidents
A family who experienced a tragic boating accident in the Florida Keyes will likely not be facing charges now, according to Sun-Sentinel.com. The five family members spend 20 hours clinging to the side of the capsized boat, waiting to be rescued. One of the family members, 79-year-old Zaida San Jurjo Gonzalez, is believed to have […]
Pilot Makes Heroic Crash Landing On Florida Turnpike
Doug / 10-26-2011 / Airplane Accidents
A single-engine plane was forced to land on the Florida Turnpike earlier this month, shutting down rush-hour traffic, according to The Miami Herald. Amazingly, there were no major injuries following the plane crash. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, pilot Alain Jaubert was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine failure. NTSB […]
13-Year-Old Girl Recovering From Pit Bull Attack
Doug / 10-24-2011 / Dog bites
A 13-year-old girl, Tayla Johnson, in Deerfield Beach was attacked by a pit bull in October, according to the Sun-Sentinel.com. Her grandmother told reporters she is recovering well and will not in fact need reconstructive surgery. “She’s doing very good. It wasn’t a brutal mauling,” says Gwendolyn McKeithen. “We believe in the gospel of our […]
Victim In Fla A&M Hazing Suffered Long-Term Abuse
Doug / 01-02-2011 / Dangerous
Robert Champoion Jr., the Florida A&M drum major, who was brutally beaten in a hazing incident, suffered severe and prolonged muscle damage, according to coroners reports. The New York Daily News reports that the damage is consistent with long-term beating and abuse or torture. Officials could determine the long-term beatings occurred due to a certain […]
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