The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is reminding motorists that January is Move Over month. We recently reported on our Florida Injury Lawyer Blog about the risks of highway driving, including the need to understand what to do after a vehicle breakdown or a traffic collision, both…
Five children on their way to Disney World were among seven victims who were killed in a deadly South Florida highway collision. The News-Press reported eight others were hospitalized after what authorities say was one of the deadliest traffic collisions in state history. The crash on Interstate 75 south of…
Using a hand-held device while driving could soon be illegal in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times reports lawmakers are considering a measure that would turn Florida’s texting ban into a law that would prohibit all drivers from using a hand-held device behind the wheel. The newspaper urged drivers to make it…
From all of us at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Attorneys for the Injured, we wish you a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend with friends and family. However, we remind you that will mean putting particular emphasis on safe driving as Labor Day weekend is typically the second most-dangerous…
A 45-car pileup in Tallahassee is being blamed on slow traffic and bad weather. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, the incident on I-10 injured eight people and led to hours of gridlock for motorists in the state’s capital. As many as five semis were involved in the incident and a…
The lives of three Florida teens were ended or dramatically altered by drivers who were born during WWI. The Miami Herald reports on two separate crashes – one in Fort Pierce and another in Davie – with drivers who were 99 and 100, respectively. In the Davie case, the 100-year-old…
Lee Health Trauma Center and the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization have launched “Driving Down,” an effort aimed at reducing the number of serious and fatal traffic collisions on Southwest Florida roads. The risk of Fort Myers injury accidents continues to increase. As our accident attorneys reported earlier this month,…
A hidden danger that is seldom talked about is the risk of traffic accidents caused by a health condition or medical emergency. Florida has the nation’s largest population of older drivers, whose chronic conditions can put them at increased risk. Just recently, the Florida Highway Patrol reported a fatal crash…
Even safety-conscious drivers rarely stop to think about the risks of accidents at railroad crossings. Most are surprised to learn that Florida is among the nation’s deadliest states when it comes to traffic accidents at railroad crossings. Our injury lawyers in Fort Myers took note of a recent article in…
The Sun-Sentinel reports Florida motorists continue to struggle with sticker shock when purchasing auto insurance. Our Fort Myers car accident lawyers recently reported on the high-number of motorists involved in hit-and-run accidents in Florida, which roughly corresponds to the high number of uninsured motorists on the state’s roads. One in…