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Survey Finds That Laws Against Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Largely Ineffective
Although Orlando personal injury lawyers such as James O. Cunningham and other attorneys throughout Florida have strongly supported a ban on cell phone use while driving, Florida remains one of the few states in the country without laws banning the practice. However, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), cell phone use by drivers is common whether a state has laws preventing it or not.
Haines City Girl Struck By Car While Walking to School Bus
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a pedestrian accident involving a seven-year-old girl who was struck by a car and injured recently while she walked to a school bus. According to deputies investigating the accident, the girl was walking across Johnson Avenue to the school bus when she was struck by a car driven by a 45-year-old man who was traveling eastbound. Deputies say that the man drove around the bus despite the fact that the stop sign arm was deployed and the lights on the bus were flashing. The collision caused the girl to fly seven feet into the air and land on the roadway. She was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in Orlando, where she is listed in stable condition with serious injuries. She is expected to recover from her injuries. The driver was arrested and is being held in the Polk County Jail. Deputies report that the man will face reckless driving and other charges in connection with the accident
State Sponsors Racecar to Raise Awareness About Pedestrian Safety
James O. Cunningham and other Orlando pedestrian accident lawyers applaud any efforts to make our area safer for pedestrians, including outside-the-box thinking like the state’s latest campaign. The Department of Transportation’s latest method may be unorthodox, but, as long as it works, that’s all that matters. The DoT recently sponsored a Toyota Camry racecar driven by Joe Nemechek, who drove 120 laps in a race at Daytona International Speedway with his number 87 car sporting the agency’s pedestrian-safety motto, "Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow."
DeLand Police Warn Residents About Dangerous Dogs
DeLand police and other dog bite attorneys are warning residents to be watchful for a pair of dangerous dogs that has killed at least two cats and four ducks in recent weeks. The deaths of the cats and birds have been confirmed, but officers suspect that the dogs may be responsible for several other pets that have gone missing. Witnesses say that the dogs are pit bulls or pit bull mixed breeds, and DeLand police are asking anyone who sees the animals to report the location to the authorities immediately. Police have spotted the dogs and have taken photographs of them on at least two occasions but have been unable to apprehend them thus far.
E. coli Contamination Prompts Massive Recall of Snack Foods
A New York snack food manufacturer has announced a massive recall of snack foods due to E. coli contaminations that has sickened at least 27 people in 15 states, hospitalizing three and causing kidney failure in two people. Rich Products Corp., owner and manufacturer of the Farm Rich and Market Day lines of snack foods, has recalled all foods manufactured at its Buffalo, NY, and Waycross, GA, plants with best by dates from Jan. 1, 2013 to Sept. 29, 2014.
Two Motorcyclists Injured When Mattress Flies Off Truck
Orlando motorcycle accident attorneys are closely following developments in a case in south Florida involving two riders who were injured when they were struck by a mattress that flew off the back of a pickup truck. The accident occurred around 2 p.m. in San Carlos Park, a community near Fort Myers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 56-year-old motorcyclist and his 54-year-old female passenger were eastbound on Alico Road behind a 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck when a mattress became airborne and struck them.
Local Man Critically Injured When His Car Is Struck By Stolen Truck
A 27-year-old Orlando man was critically injured recently when his car was struck by a stolen pickup truck driven by a 17-year-old Winter Springs girl. The girl faces numerous charges in connection with the accident and the alleged theft of a Chevrolet pickup truck. Florida Highway Patrol troopers report that they first spotted the girl when they noticed her driving without her headlights on Goldenrod Road near Bates Avenue in Orange County early in the morning on Feb. 21. When a trooper attempted to pull her over, she fled from him at a high rate of speed before causing the accident that injured the Orlando man.
Injured Daytona NASCAR Fans Begin Hiring Injury Lawyers
Two racing fans, who were injured by flying debris from a multi-car accident at Daytona International Speedway, recently announced that they have retained legal counsel in preparation for seeking damages in a personal injury lawsuit. The spectacular accident that injured the two fans and at least 26 more occurred on Feb. 23 during the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300. The crash occurred on the final curve of the race and involved a dozen racecars. The high-speed impact of the racecars flung debris over a 22-foot-high fence built in 2010. Crash debris also injured spectators through a hole in the fence caused by one of the cars, which crashed into and shredded parts of the fence during the accident.
Separate Auto Accidents On Interstate 4 Fatally Injure Two Drivers
Florida Highway Patrol troopers report that two drivers were fatally injured in separate accidents on Interstate 4 south of Orlando on Feb. 10. Troopers believe that the first accident occurred around 2 a.m. that morning. Around 7 a.m., troopers discovered a mangled car far from the eastbound lane of I-4 among some trees. The car was driven by a 28-year-old man, who was pronounced dead from his injuries at the scene.
Three People Killed in Florida Aviation Accident
Local officials and accident investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating an accident that killed three men near Vero Beach on Feb. 14. The crash occurred in a marsh in a remote area of the Fort Drum Conservation Area about 20 miles west of Vero Beach. Indian River County sheriff’s spokesman Thom Raulen said that authorities know the identities of the three crash victims but are not releasing their names until the identities are confirmed and relatives have been notified.
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