Automobile Accidents

• Hot Pursuit Deaths Become Hot Issue

  Bob Carroll | December 20, 2005 3:42 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A few years ago I represented the survivors of a father and his married daughter who were killed when a police hot pursuit ended tragically with a violent head-on collision. It was clear in that case that the police had violated the internal Police Department policies against hot pursuits of non-violent subjects. Now, two more needless deaths have occurred in the Orlando area as a result of...

• Falling Debris Causes Death On Florida Highway

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2005 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A tragic death occurred in South Florida this week. Jon M. Herskowitz, Esq., Miami Personal Injury Lawyer, reports on the facts. "Jennifer Green, 49, was killed Wednesday when debris fell from an overturned tractor trailer and landed on her car. The truck had overturned on the overpass ramp and dumped some of its load (constuction debris and tree roots) on the highway below, smashing into...

• $31 Million Verdict For Brain Injured Victim Of Deputy's Bad Driving

  Bob Carroll | December 02, 2005 5:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Seven years ago a Broward County Sheriff's Deputy crashed his cruiser into the car of 18 year old Eric Brody. This week a jury determined that the deputy was speeding and that his negligence was the sole cause of the accident. Eric was severely brain injured and is still struggling to rehabilitate himself and set the damages at $31 Million. Florida imposes a limit or cap upon the liability...

• Have A Scary But Safe Halloween!

  Bob Carroll | October 30, 2005 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Some good advice for your Halloween. The law firm of Kraft & Associates has posted safety tips in a helpful article on this eve of the big day. Before you suit up, read on. Halloween can be a very enjoyable time for kids and adults if "trick-or-treating" is done sensibly.From Texas comes some good advice for your Halloween. The law firm of Kraft & Associates has posted safety tips in a...

• Avis Needs To Try Harder To Keep Car Keys From Thieves

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2005 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Avis will probably be trying harder this week. When it fails to prevent access to keys and to protect the public from a known risk of theft it may be legally liable for resulting injuries - even if those injuries occur as a result of a high-speed chase by the police. Avis has just heard this bad news from a Florida appeals court. The really bad news is what was going on at the Avis...

• Cell Phones, Automobile Accidents & The Country Road

  Bob Carroll | October 16, 2005 7:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Rural drivers using cell phones while driving are nearly four times more likely to cause automobile accidents than rural drivers not using cell phones, according to a new study from Montana State University. What could the increased accident rate of cell phone users be in Tampa Bay?When cell phone users are causing 4 times the accidents than non-cell phone using rural drivers in Montana, what...

• Poetic Justice For Uninsured Motorists In Oregon

  Bob Carroll | October 16, 2005 6:09 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Oregon is dispensing poetic justice to prod more motorists to purchase required insurance coverage. A 1999 law denies "pain and suffering" damages to motorists who do not have automobile insurance. Florida should take a closer look at the Oregon statute to see if it can improve the uninsured motorist situation on its highways. Way to go, Oregon! Blogger M Valentine posts an article that...

• Skydiver Hit In Midair By Plane - The Plane He Just Left!

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  How does the law define reckless conduct or wanton diregard for the safety of another? A death in Florida provides one answer. It may be a wrongful death caused by a mindless act well beyond a momentary act of carelessness.How does the law define reckless conduct or wanton disregard for the safety of another? Maybe a recent tragic death in Florida provides one answer. The news story was...

• Jaywalking With Children May Be A Felony In Florida

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2005 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida prosecutors may file felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children. Orange County prosecutors are asking local police to arrest mothers seen crossing streets with children outside of a crosswalk. They believe offenders can be charged with felony child neglect.Florida prosecutors are advancing a plan to levy felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children - the...

• 50th Anniversary of the Death of James Dean In A Car-Truck Crash

  Bob Carroll | September 30, 2005 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  We pay our respects to a 24 year old actor and legend who was tragically killed in a car-truck accident on September 30 1955. Dean was headed to Paso Robles. Donald Turnupseed, driving a Ford pickup truck, tried to make a left turn off Highway 41. The promising future of James Dean makes his death particulaly tragic, but all of us have a future we should not risk on the assumption that the...