Automobile Accidents

• Texting While Driving-A New Study Shows How Dangerous it is

  Joe Saunders | July 28, 2009 10:27 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  A new study demonstrating the extreme danger of texting while driving appeared on the front page of the NY Times today. The study involved installing video equipment in the cabs of long haul...

• Local Hispanic Activist Killed in Miami Car Crash

  Joe Saunders | June 01, 2009 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The local Tampa Bay community is mourning the loss of dearly beloved Hispanic activist Maria Carillo. Carillo had been a member of Tampa mayor Pam Iorio's Hispanic Leadership Council. Tragically,...

• Steve Lombardi's Piece on Accident Investigation Spot On

  Joe Saunders | September 20, 2008 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Fellow IB colleague Steve Lombardi wrote a great piece today about the importance of gathering and securing evidence from an accident scene in a timely and efficient manner. He correctly points out...

• Young Boy Struck By Car At Bus Stop in Valrico

  Joe Saunders | August 28, 2008 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Christian Gonzalez, a 10-year old 4th grader from Valrico Elementary School, was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle driven by 65 year old Carlos Garcia. It is still not known whether the...

• Pedestrian Killed Near Tampa Bay

  Shannon Weidemann | May 09, 2008 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A woman walking in Spring Hill was killed by a car on Monday night. The pedestrian accident happened on U.S. 41. She was walking with another person when she was hit. The pedestrians both of...

• Tampa Streets Dangerous to Pedestrians and Cyclists

  Shannon Weidemann | April 24, 2008 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Last year 204 people were injured on the streets of Tampa, either walking or on bicycles. Ten people were killed in pedestrian accidents and 3 were killed riding on bikes. They were all hit by cars...

• Allstate Barred from Writing New Insurance Policies in Florida

  Joe Saunders | April 07, 2008 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida's First District Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling and reinstated the ban on Allstate writing new insurance policies in Florida. The original controversy surrounded...

• Hit and Run Driver Kills Tampa Man in Wheelchair

  Shannon Weidemann | March 07, 2008 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man in a wheelchair was killed by a hit and run driver in Tampa on Sunday. The pedestrian accident happened at Main Street and Rome Avenue. He was hit by an unidentified pickup truck. The victim was hit by a brown Ford pickup truck that ran a red light, and they say the driver was trying to avoid another car when they hit the wheelchair. After the crash, they say the driver never...

• Brooksville Man Dies in Hit and Run Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2008 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man was killed in a hit and run accident after being struck by a car in Brooksville. The pedestrian accident happened early Monday morning. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa where he later died. The driver of the car that hit the victim left the scene of the accident. The driver of the car, Jason Morgan Blair, 29, of Brooksville, faces a felony charge of leaving the...

• Plant City Train Accident Injures Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | January 30, 2008 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two pedestrians were injured in two seperated incidents about 15 hours apart from each other in Plant City. Both men were hit by trains. The pedestrian accidents happened on Thursday.In the first acciden two men were walking west on the CSX tracks west of Waller Street, not far from Wheeler Street, when a train hauling chemicals approached, police said. Raymond was able to get out of the way...