The Governors Highway Safety Association recently announced the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is joining a multitude of organizations in support of requiring drunk drivers to install ignition interlock devices. Our Fort Myers injury lawyers applaud ongoing measures to get drunk drivers off the roadways in an effort…
The month of March sees more fatal car accidents than any other month of the year according to a 5-year study analyzing Traffic Statistic Reports conducted by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. A great deal of these accidents involved spring break vacationers or tourists here during…
The Fort Myers personal injury lawyers and staff at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Attorneys for the Injured wish each of you a safe and enjoyable spring break; please stay safe, don’t drink and drive, and celebrate responsibly. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, 31 categories of statistics are…
AAA is offering free rides for those who have too much to drink in an effort to help prevent Fort Myers drunk driving accidents as Southwest Florida kicks off a four-day weekend with St. Patrick’s Day. WINK News reports AAA South’s Tow to Go program has removed 13,500 drunk drivers…
A WINK News investigation recently found that about 1 in 5 defendants who use the state’s administrative-hearing process to challenge the suspension of their driver’s license, are successful in retaining the right to drive despite being arrested for drunk driving in Southwest Florida. For decades our personal injury lawyers in…
Unfortunately Super Bowl Sunday is known for more than just great food, great friends and great football. It is also one of the most dangerous days of the year for drunk driving accidents in Fort Myers and throughout the nation. Our Fort Myers injury lawyers encourage you to be a…
Even the safest drivers are in danger when they go out on New Year’s Eve so this week when you venture out to ring in the new year, be extra careful on the roadways. If you plan to drink, be safe and don’t risk a Fort Myers car accident by…
The law enforcement presence will be heavy through the New Year’s weekend in an effort to reduce the risk of Fort Myers drunk driving accidents and car accidents in Cape Coral and elsewhere in South Florida. “The important thing is we want everyone to have a good time,” John Sheehan,…
The state of Florida is planning a holiday crackdown on drugged drivers and could introduce proposals for tough new laws as early as next spring. The number of people dying in accidents caused by drivers under the influence of drugs is on the rise, both in Florida and across the…
A family devastated by a 2007 drunk driving accident near Fort Myers Beach has been awarded more than $13 million in compensation for the crash, which killed two children and critically injured a mother and her oldest son. Jordy Martinez, 1, and Jesus Martinez, 6, were killed in the crash.…