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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Despite the rampant commercialization of Mother's Day, it is a day each year where most families come together to celebrate their mothers. But for Debra Graziano of Tampa, Mother's Day 2012 ...
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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Scott Distasio
On Monday morning, Tampa commuters may have been dismayed to find Florida Avenue was completely closed between North Street and Sligh Avenue. The closure was caused by a serious car accident that left ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Last week Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Hannaford was riding with deputy Christopher Maffei in a patrol car on Falkenburg Road. On the way back to the parking lot outside ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Scott Distasio
When discussing distracted driving, most experts focus on the dangers of technology. However, a recent accident in New Hampshire calls attention to the fact that other things can distract drivers from ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Taylor Sauer was using Facebook on her phone while driving through her home state of Idaho and knew it was dangerous. Shortly after sending the message, “I can't discuss this now. Driving ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is a simple fact that parents worry about their kids. When it comes time for children to start driving, that worry often escalates. Concerns arise about how inexperienced drivers might react and ...
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Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Scott Distasio
There is a national debate going on over the safety of cell phone use by car drivers. Most people agree that cell phones can be a serious distraction and distracted driving can lead to car accidents . ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Recently, on I-75 just south of Gainesville, at least 12 cars and 6 semi-trucks were involved in a multi-vehicle accident that killed at least 11 people. The Huffington Post reports investigators are ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012 By Scott Distasio
14 years ago, college-bound high school senior Eric Brody was on his way home from his part-time job when his car was hit by a Broward County Sheriff's Deputy, Christopher Thieman, who was late ...
Continue reading "Florida Legislature Takes 14 Years to Resolve Car Accident Case with Government Employee" »
Posted on Jan 6, 2012 By Scott Distasio
The National Transportation Safety Board has called for a ban on all cell phone use while driving. CNN reports that if states adopt the NTSB's recommendation, any non-emergency calls and all ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Punitive damages are meant to punish bad conduct. Careless driving is not enough. Instead, in the State of Florida, to warrant punitive damages the driving conduct must be wanton or reckless. That ...
Continue reading "Naples, Florida Court Considers Texting While Driving Comparable to Drunk Driving" »
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Florida's auto accident personal injury protection coverage was established in 1970 with the goal of reducing exploitation. Unfortunately it has recently been plagued by fraud and staged car ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 By Scott Distasio
12-year-old Mikayla Wiles, a Hillsborough County middle schooler, was jogging with her mother when tragedy struck. Mikayla and her mother were training for a half marathon at the time of the car ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Scott Distasio
A chain-reaction car accident made Thanksgiving travel more difficult with long backups on southbound Interstate 275 at the Interstate 4 junction in Tampa. The accident included three cars and a semi ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2011 By Scott Distasio
In a recent blog I talked about a car accident that killed a Tampa couple. It was reported that the driver responsible for the collision, Eric McNeil, lost consciousness and therefore, lost control of ...
Continue reading "Was Driver's Seizure History Related to Deadly Tampa Car Accident?" »
Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By
The Sun Sentinel reported AAA recently released statistics showing teen car drivers are 50 percent more likely to be in a car accident in the first month they have their license than they are after ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By
Nancy and Webster Farnsworth of Tampa, FL were returning from lunch in Clearwater when their minivan was struck by a pick up truck. They were enjoying a visit from their son, daughter-in-law, and ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2011 By
Florida's Emergency Contact Program is a database that allows residents to submit information about two people they would like to have contacted in the event of an emergency. This information can only ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By
A school bus carrying 46 elementary school students collided with a car on South Florida Avenue near Fitzgerald Road in Lakeland. The Ledger reports the chain reaction crash involved four vehicles and ...
Continue reading "Lakeland School Bus Accident Fails to Draw Attention to the Bus Safety Belt Issue." »
Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By
Pamela Miclette spent September 24 shopping, unaware that a trip to a friend's house to borrow movies would lead to her death. That night as she made her way across the street in Auburndale, Florida ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By
Last week, commissioners in Hillsborough County unanimously approved an ordinance that purportedly addresses fraud associated with the staged car crashes that have plagued the area. As I have ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By
While on vacation in July, the Johnson family of Palm Bay, FL was rear-ended as they were stopped at a red light. A speeding pickup truck slammed into the back of the family's van, crushing it and ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By
As I have discussed in previous blogs, staged car accidents are a serious problem in Florida. After deliberately causing typically either a rear-end accident or a sideswipe accident , con artists take ...
Continue reading "Are Car Insurance Carriers Using Staged Car Accidents as an Excuse to Deny Real Claims?" »
Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By
Just before 6 am on September 8, a semi-truck lost a wheel traveling northbound on I-95 starting a chain reaction of accidents that lead to a car catching fire and the death of a man. The wheel ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By
Tampa Bay Online reported on a car accident that closed a 10-mile stretch of road early Monday morning. US 301 was closed in Tampa, Florida between McIntosh and Chancey roads from approximately 5:30 ...
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