The deaths of two Fort Myers sisters in a traffic accident is a sobering reminder of the risks of driving in Southwest Florida as we head into the height of the holiday travel season. The sisters, ages 56 and 52, were killed when their car struck an oncoming vehicle while…
The end of the year is a time of self-reflection and self-renewal. A time for family and for resolutions. It is also a time when we deal with much of the paperwork that runs our lives. As part of your annual review, our experienced injury lawyers in Cape Coral and…
The National Safety Council is urging motorists to consider all forms of impairment this holiday travel season. For more than 20 years, drivers with alcohol concentrations at or above 0.08 have remained involved in about one-third of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. That’s about 10,000 lives lost every year. Our…
Thanksgiving is the busiest travel weekend of the year. But it also signals the beginning of the long holiday travel season and the beginning of winter tourism season in Southwest Florida. Early darkness, holiday stress, more cars on the road, and a large number of visitors and tourists, all increase…
With early darkness approaching and the year-end holidays just around the corner, local road-safety advocates are warning residents and visitors alike to make safety a priority. Our injury lawyers in Fort Myers see an increase in crashes each autumn. We have written recently about the collision risks associated with back-to-school,…
A woman in Key West recently suffered serious injuries after being struck by the propeller of a private airplane. The incident highlights the risks faced by those who enjoy Southwest Florida’s thriving private aviation community. USAToday reported she lost her right hand and two toes of her right foot when a…
Intersection accidents have been in the news a lot this month. Too often motorists see intersections as delays and bottlenecks in their commute, even running yellow lights to quickly get past some of Southwest Florida’s most notorious hot spots for congestion and motor-vehicle collisions. WINK News reports a recent reader survey…
The National Safety Council recently published an excellent Back-to-School Safety Checklist for parents and students. Our injury lawyers in Fort Myers and Cape Coral have published a number of back-to-school safety articles in recent weeks, including Back-to-School Bicycle and Pedestrian Accident Risks and school bus injury risks in Southwest Florida.…
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is sponsoring events all month to promote recovery services. The agency’s theme this year is “Join the Voices of Recovery: Together We Are Stronger.” About half of all fatal traffic accidents involve alcohol…
Lightning safety is in focus in Southwest Florida through the height of the hurricane season, which runs through November 30. As Hurricane Dorian batters the Bahamas and threatens the East Coast of the United States this week, it’s easy to remember the power of Mother Nature. But lightning is a…