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Research Shows Alarming Rise in Pedestrian Deaths Throughout Florida

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 30, 2017

Researchers who look at road fatalities have been alarmed at the rapidly growing rate at which pedestrians are being struck and killed by cars. According to information assembled for the Governors Highway Safety Association, pedestrian deaths are the fastest growing automobile related fatalities, and this has led investigators to try and figure out just what is happening that is making roads throughout Florida and the rest of the country so increasingly hazardous to people on foot.

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Two Accidents on State Road 528 in Orange and Brevard Counties Leave Two Dead, Several in Critical Condition

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 29, 2017

On Monday, two unconnected incidents on State Road 528 in Orange County left two individuals dead and several others in serious and uncertain conditions at hospitals.

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Unnamed Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Dodge Ram in Titusville

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 29, 2017

An unnamed man was attempting to cross South Washington Avenue in Titusville when he was struck by a car and killed on Monday night. The Florida Highway Patrol has issued an official statement that covers all the information about the incident that has been made public at this time. According to their report, the accident took place shortly before 9:30 when the man, about whom little is currently known, left the sidewalk bordering South Washington Avenue and tried to weave through the oncoming traffic as he crossed the busy street.

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Family Narrowly Escapes Death in Orlando House Fire

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 27, 2017

On Monday morning, an Orlando family narrowly escaped death when one of their young children woke up suddenly during the night and discovered the house was on fire. The circumstances surrounding this event are not clearly understood as of yet, but Orlando fire officials have issued a statement that discusses the events as they are currently understood.

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Accident Between Motorcycle and Sedan in New Smyrna Beach Leaves Biker Dead, Charges Pending

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 27, 2017

An accident that took place on Friday between a sedan and a motorcycle in New Smyrna Beach has had further information added to the already released statement. The initial report indicated that the crash took place on State Road 44, close to where this road crosses I-95. The events as the Florida Highway Patrol has been able to reconstruct them suggest that the sedan’s driver, an unnamed individual, was trying to turn left, off of State Road 44, in order to gain entrance to the onramp for I-95 south.

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Scaffolding Collapse Leaves Man Stranded 12 Stories from the Ground in Miami

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 24, 2017

A terrifying incident happened to one employee of a Key Biscayne hotel on Thursday during the afternoon. According to statements given by the Miami Department of Fire Rescue Capt Ignatius Carroll, the incident took place on the 12th floor of the popular resort and was the result of a scaffolding collapse. The employee, who has not been named, was standing on the scaffolding, directly outside of the Grand Bay Club, when the supports crumbled beneath him due to reasons that are not currently known.

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Raging Nassau County Fire Started by Man Burning Books

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 24, 2017

The most devastating and biggest wild land fire to take place in Nassau County since 1998 is believed now to have been caused by a man who was burning his trash, specifically paperback books. The fire, which destroyed two homes and nearly 700 acres of land close to Bryceville (a town close to Jacksonville) is now being termed the Garfield Road Fire. It began on Wednesday, and since then the emergency fire crews have managed to contain it by 80%. This is, obviously, to say that the fire is still ongoing and still poses a risk to individuals and their homes.

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Stolen Mustang Crashes into Car and House in St. Petersburg

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 23, 2017

According to St. Petersburg, Florida police, a stolen Ford Mustang had crashed into a vacant house after it had previously hit a SUV. The crash occurred on the 2000 block of 35th Street South. Three individuals are reported to have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment to minor injuries.

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Saturday Night Crash in Orlando Leaves 55-Year-Old Dead

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 22, 2017

A crash that occurred on Saturday night in Orlando is responsible for leaving one man dead. Several vehicles in the multi-car accident received damage, but other than the one individual no-one is believed to have suffered from injuries. According to the report issued by Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the accident took place in the west-bound lanes of Sand Lake Road, close to 9:00 on Saturday evening. The details of the accident are not complete, and there are certain gaps in the information given by the authorities, but there are a few facts that are considered accurate enough to have been confirmed by the authorities.

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9-Year-Old Rushed Unconscious to Hospital After Incident in Orlando’s CoCo Key Hotel and Water Resort

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on March 22, 2017

An aura of mystery surrounds the CoCo Key Hotel and Water Resort following an incident on Saturday that resulted in a 9-year-old boy to be taken to the hospital. Very little information has been released regarding the incident, but there are a few facts that have been gathered by several local news sources and the Orange County Fire Rescue team, and we will relay the information provided within these dispatches.

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