Automobile Accidents

• 737 Crashes in Cameroon

  Tom Young | May 05, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Officials say that a Kenya Airways 737 with 114 people aboard crashed shortly after taking off from the southern Cameroon city of Douala today. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 series, carried passengers from at least 20 countries. The aircraft was only six months old.Heavy rain in the area may have contributed to the accident. The wreckage has not yet been found, and the weather, along with dense...

• Car Accident Sends Light Pole Crashing into Home

  Christina Cole | May 02, 2007 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A car crashed into a telephone pole after a chain reaction, car accident. The pole fell and crashed into a house, just a few feet away from the homeowner as she was out on the lanai vacuuming. The home received only minor damage.The driver crashed into the telephone pole, forcing it to tumble down. The impact was so hard it popped both of the vehicle airbags. Authorities say speed was most...

• School Bus in Immokalee Hits Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A pedestrian was crossing the street in Immokalee when she was hit by a school bus and run over by the rear tires of the bus. A crossing guard had given her the okay to cross the street. The school bus driver was making a left hand turn when there was still time left on the pedestrian crossing light. The crossing guard told investigators that, just after the bus hit Gonzalez, she looked...

• Two FSU Student's Die in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | April 13, 2007 11:15 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two Florida State University students lost their lives and two others were seriously injured in a car accident, when their car plunged over the cliff on a mountainous road.The students, who were enrolled at FSU campus in Panama, were traveling in two cars yesterday, on their way to an Easter weekend camping trip. The cars were on a steep gravel road in a remote area when they went over the side...

• Tampa Student Injured in Car Accident in Panama

  Shannon Weidemann | April 10, 2007 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Four students from Florida State University that attend the Panama City campus were involved in a car accident over the weekend. Two of the students died after their car went off a cliff. They were traveling to a camping trip when the accident happened. Both injured students remained hospitalized in stable condition on Saturday, Blenman said."This is a terrible tragedy for the families and...

• Insurance Companies Make Serious Money Playing Hardball With Victims

  Bob Carroll | February 26, 2007 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Law blogger, Bob Kraft, provides us with something worth watching on television tonight. "Deny, Delay, Defend" -- Important Story On CNN TonightMonday night February 26, 2007, at 9:00 p.m., CNN will rebroadcast on Anderson Cooper 360 the results of the 18 month investigation into the insurance industry's hardball tactics regarding claims made on auto collisions.I wrote about these tactics in an...

• A Little More Concrete Is Needed On Memorial Causeway

  Bob Carroll | February 23, 2007 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  I have lived in and around Clearwater since 1948. I have traveled to and from Clearwater Beach thousands of times. And, I have even been involved in an accident on one occasion. Over the years quite a few changes have been made to the causeway. This week, safety reflectors to better separate the east and west traffic lanes are being added. Reflectors added to Clearwater Memorial Causeway...

• I Like No-Fault Insurance Because State Farm Does Not

  Bob Carroll | February 21, 2007 5:15 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  One advantage to practicing law in Florida for over 36 years is the perspective you have of automobile insurance in our state.Prior to 1972 the No-Fault system and coverage did not exist. The insurance industry in Florida and across the nation did not like that situation. It argued for the need to enact restrictions on the right to sue for damages as a result of an automobile accident and to...

• Crossing The Street With The Light - Not As Safe As It Should Be

  Bob Carroll | February 15, 2007 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Just trying to walk across the street in a crosswalk and with the traffic light should not make anyone a traffic fatality.Four-Year-Old Killed by Hummer Shouldn't Have Died in VainThe death of four-year-old James Jacaricce at the intersection of Third Avenue and Baltic Street in Brooklyn yesterday didn't make a huge splash in the news. But it should have. What were James and his 18-year-old...

• No "Green Zone" For Teenagers In Automobiles

  Bob Carroll | February 06, 2007 5:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The New York Times is running with a story today that should be read by all parents of teenagers.For Teenagers, the Car Is the Danger Zone Parents of teenagers worry about lots of things: drugs, sex, poor choices of friends. But the activity that causes the most harm to older teenagers is none of the above.Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 16- to 20-year-olds, with about...