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A study by the University of Florida shows that 95% of respondents favor some ban on texting while driving – the Tampa Bay Times reported on March 28, 2013. Drivers who text are taking at least one hand off the wheel. They are also focusing on their texting which means they’re not focusing on the ...

According to the Tampa Bay Times (April 19, 2013), a 16-year-old girl was killed Friday evening in a traffic crash on the bridge over Placido Bayou on 40th Avenue NE in St. Petersburg, Florida. “She was a passenger in a sport utility vehicle that crashed about 6:55 p.m., coming to rest atop a concrete barrier ...

According to the Tampa Bay Newspapers Weekly (January, 2013), two female teenagers, from Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida won awards from the Anthony Telesca Foundation for posters they created in a Safe Driving Art Contest sponsored by the Foundation. The Foundation was created after Anthony Joseph Telesca died in a car accident when he was 16 years old. ...

In this video (Disclaimer: Some of the video comments are adult in nature.), an accident occurs when the driver of a Volvo sedan attempts to pass a group of motorcyclists on the highway. The Volvo driver does this by leaving the highway and entering the right shoulder to try to pass on the inside. While ...

Here at Brooks Law Group, we are dedicated to representing family members who have lost a loved one in a motor vehicle accident. We handle wrongful death claims, which compensate the family of a deceased car accident victim for their loss. While safe and conscientious driving can help prevent accidents, sometimes a crash is the ...

A 15-month-old baby and at least two others were reportedly victims of a violent Florida car accident on Monday, January 21, when another vehicle allegedly ran a stop sign while traveling at a high rate of speed and struck their car. The baby was ejected through the windshield of the car. Early reports from Florida ...