You may already be aware Florida is considered to have the worst drivers in the nation due to millions failing to carry insurance, high DUI rates, and a large number of deaths per thousand drivers. These are all alarming trends, but they aren’t the only concerns to Florida drivers. Wrong-way accidents are also plaguing our…
On Tuesday evening, May 21, 2013, a 14 year old boy was critically injured when he was hit by a car while attempting to cross U.S. 19. According to Clearwater police, the boy crossed the southbound lanes, hopped over a barrier and entered the northbound lanes, where he was hit. He was not in a…
An accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle demonstrates once again the hazard that pedestrians face and the need for drivers to be constantly aware of their surroundings. On Monday, March 18, 2013, at about 7:00am a man ran in front of a Honda Odyssey minivan. According to Officer Mike Jockers of St. Petersburg police, the driver…
On January 26th, 2013 at 6:28 in the early evening, a pickup truck careened into two people out for a leisurely stroll along the normally quiet walkway of Coffee Pot Boulevard in northeast St Petersburg. Gloria Mastell, 67, was thrown into the waters of Coffee Pot Bayou by the impact and died at the scene….