Category Archives: Auto Accidents
Six Most Common Causes of Serious Truck Accidents
Accidents involving large trucks are on the rise, increasing by nearly 20 percent over the past two decades. Because of the size and weight of these trucks, crashes can be particularly devastating to those involved. In 2012, 10,093 people were killed in truck accidents and 25,000 people were injured as a result of crashes with […]
Key Steps to Take After a Florida Car Accident
If you get behind the wheel of a car, chances are that at some point in your life, you will be involved in an auto accident. Every year, there are approximately 10 million car collisions in the United States, and in most cases, these accidents are non-fatal and do not involve serious injuries. However, regardless […]
Is Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving?
Although most Americans recognize the inherent dangers of drunk driving, they still engage in a driving activity that studies show to be even riskier. A study by Car and Driver magazine showed that texting and driving is significantly more dangerous than driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. By equipping a vehicle with a […]
South Florida Officer Charged with DUI After Car Crash
An Opa-Locka police lieutenant has been arrested for drunk driving after hitting another automobile. On the evening of June 20, the officer reportedly rear-ended another vehicle with his unmarked police car. When another officer arrived on the scene, he reported that the lieutenant smelled of alcohol, his speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot. […]
Central Florida Man Dies in Accident After Carjacking
A 28-year-old man died in a car crash in Altamonte Springs while being chased by police. According to news reports, the man carjacked a pizza delivery truck in Sanford and sped away. Four police officers pursued the vehicle onto Interstate 4, where the driver eventually exited the highway, sideswiped another vehicle and ran into a […]
Investigators Examine Fatal Lake County Auto Accident
Two people died after a serious auto accident on June 1 in Lake County. One of the drivers, a 19-year-old male, crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into the other vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old man. Both drivers were killed. Another motorist coming upon the scene hit one of the […]
What do Traffic Accidents and Drowning Have in Common?
Believe it or not, auto accidents can lead to drowning deaths—and here in Florida, it happens more often than anywhere else in the country. It may seem at first that these two types of occurrences are unrelated, but considering the number of retention ponds, lakes, streams and other bodies of water that surround our roadways, […]
Wrong Way Driving Becoming Increasingly Problematic in Central Florida
When drivers travel against traffic on roads — particularly on highways — they are putting their own lives and the lives of all other motorists at risk. New data suggest that wrong way driving is more prevalent than we may think, especially on the 109 miles of toll roads operated by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway […]
Examining Florida’s Texting While Driving Ban
It’s been only a few months since the controversial texting while driving ban went into effect in Florida. Opponents of the legislation critiqued it from its early stages for a wide range of reasons — some argued that texting is not cited as a contributing factor in enough accidents to warrant a ban, while others […]
Voice-Activated Technology Expected to Increase Distracted-Driving Accidents
The campaign to keep drunk drivers off the road — pushing for stricter traffic laws, demanding stronger enforcement and promoting public education — finally seems to be paying off. Nationwide, there has been a 52 percent decrease in impaired-driving fatalities since 1982. However, just when the roads should be getting safer, distracted-driving accidents are increasing, […]
