Reducing deaths and injuries from car accidents in Southwest Florida, including Fort Myers, Naples and Cape Coral, is the goal of an enforcement blitz announced this week by the Florida Highway Patrol. The auto accident attorneys and staff at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, urge motorists to…
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Young Driver Program offered to prevent car accidents in Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for persons ages 15 to 24. Car accident attorneys at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, want you to know Lee Memorial Hospital offers a free Young Driver Program. “All too often young people don’t recognize potential consequences without…
Preventing holiday traffic accidents goal in Southwest Florida
Increased patrol will be aimed at reducing car accidents and drunk driving crashes this Thanksgiving holiday as authorities seek to reduce serious injury and wrongful death on Florida highways. “The Thanksgiving Holidays are typically a time of heavy traffic as people travel to spend time with their families so we…
Thanksgiving Holiday is year’s deadliest on Florida Roads
A surprise fact and a cautionary message for Florida motorists: The Thanksgiving Holiday is the year’s deadliest for car accidents and other crashes on Florida roads, according to a five-year average of fatalities compiled by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Everyone at Associates and Bruce L.…
Car accidents, pedestrian and bicycle crashes can be caused by distracted text messaging
A 15-year-old girl suffered head and back injuries after she fell off a horse. A 13-year-old girl burned her arm, leg and abdomen cooking noodles. President-elect Barack Obama’s aide, Valerie Jarrett, fell off a curb in Chicago and sprained her ankle. The culprit? Text messaging. There is increasing evidence that…
Florida Traffic Deaths third-highest in nation
Florida motorists were more likely to die in a car accident or other traffic crash in 2007 than anywhere else in America except California and Texas. But statistics recently released by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did have some…