WGN reported in March, 2018 that a beer truck spilled 60,000 pounds of Busch beer when it overturned on Interstate 10 in Okaloosa County. According to the report, a South Carolina driver veered outside his traffic lane. The truck flipped over on its passenger side. The driver was cited for careless driving. Why truck cargo [...]
Medicine is one of the most trusted, respected professions in the world. Usually, that trust and respect is well-earned. However, there are times when our doctors and other medical workers don't live up to our expectations, and don't adhere to the high standards set by the rest of the Florida medical community. When a doctor [...]
A recent case in federal appeals court backed an air ambulance company in a dispute about whether the amount billed for services should be limited by Florida's no-fault auto insurance law. This case comes from a child being rushed to a hospital via helicopter after a serious car accident, and whether or not it was [...]
On April 29, 2018, CBS Miami reported that a fatal car crash killed four people and injured another four people in Delray Beach. The accident happened when a speeding pickup truck swerved into a turn lane. His truck rear-ended a stopped minivan which was waiting to turn onto Lamar Avenue. The four people in the [...]
On January 6, 2017, gunman Esteban Santiago-Ruiz opened fire in the baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Six people were wounded, and five people were killed, including 84-year-old Olga Woltering. Woltering's family is currently filing a complaint against Delta, AlliedBarton Security Services LLC, Allied Universal Corp., Universal Protection Services LLC, the Broward [...]
Over the past year or so, we've heard a lot about self-driving cars, as various companies roll them out for testing in several major cities. It appears Florida is also joining the ranks of driverless vehicles, as a company called Voyage has announced it will be testing a fleet of autos in The Villages in [...]
Here in Fort Lauderdale, ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have become increasingly popular, with many people choosing to use them over taxis or public transportation. Their convenience, cleanliness, and competitive fares have made them new favorites as a way of getting from place to place. However, as the number of these ridesharing vehicles have [...]
In large truck accidents, passengers and drivers of smaller vehicles suffer the most fatalities. Because tractor-trailers can weigh up to 30 times more than a standard car, cars are much more vulnerable than trucks in collisions and in underride crashes. In 2016, the most recent data available, nearly 4,000 people were killed in large truck [...]
In 2004, the night before Thanksgiving, Marco Island resident Lois Durso lost her daughter Roya in a tragic accident. Roya was driving in a snowstorm when her car skidded out of control and slid under the side of a tractor-trailer. She was killed instantly. These types of truck accidents—underride crashes—are one of the most deadly [...]
A bill preventing sexual harassment in the Florida government, a top priority only about two months ago, has stalled in the state Senate. With the resignation of two state senators late last year for sexual misconduct—Jack Latvala and Jeff Clemons—lawmakers took up the call to address the issue and put it on the agenda for [...]
