Category: Pedestrian Accidents
As a practicing personal injury attorney I have seen my fair share of bike accidents, many ties resulting in terrible injuries. Usually a bike versus a car is not good news for the biker, however, I was stunned to read a recent article in the Tampa Bay Times that the Tampa metro area is one…
We hear it all the time, that as a society we need to be more active. Doctors have told us that having an active lifestyle can help reduce the risk of high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. One way to be more active is by walking. However, AARP has done a study showing that our…
As Florida drivers, we all see the signs warning us to yield to pedestrians. While we all know that is what we are supposed to do, many drivers get busy and speed right through crosswalks without watching out for people walking. Just yesterday a couple visiting from Canada were hit in a crosswalk after leaving…
By now, everyone’s heard the message: texting and driving is bad. Very bad. Avoid it at all costs. What about just texting and … walking? Is that so bad? Yes, in fact, it is. Indeed, pedestrians who talk and text—“petextrians” as they are called—are on the rise, and so are pedestrian fatalities. Prior to the…
One month ago in Winter Haven, a 40-year-old woman by the name of Tammy Ellison was killed when getting out of her car in the parking lot of where she was employed at Gessler Clinic. Ellison had just arrived at work in the morning around 7:50am. As she was walking into work, she was struck…
Learning how to ride a bike is the ultimate childhood rite of passage. Most remember the careful instruction of Mom or Dad during the learning process. After weeks of teeter-tottering down the street with Mom or Dad’s reassuring hand on the seat, one day, that hand disappears, and off the bike goes. Most childhoods are…
Florida is notorious for pedestrian accidents. It’s been named the worst state for pedestrian deaths in the nation in multiple studies. In a single recent year, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) recorded 9,736 pedestrian crashes. Of those collisions: 734 people died. 1,534 suffered incapacitating injuries, such as broken bones or…
The State of Florida is appealing for many reasons: no snow or state income tax, plenty of beautiful beaches, Disney World, and at least one decent football team at any given time. As great as Florida, is, however, it does hold an unfortunate designation: it ranks as the fifth-most dangerous state for pedestrians, according to…
While the week of Halloween is often one of the most exciting weeks for children all over the country, it can unfortunately be one of the most dangerous nights of the year for our most precious assets as well. Traditionally parents have been more concerned, understandably, about the contribution of candy to our country’s obesity…
It is every person’s nightmare to be involved in an accident where they hit a pedestrian with their vehicle and end up killing them. Nobody wants to be the defendant in a wrongful death case, especially not a young person who has their whole life ahead of them. The sad part is that it does…
Tampa Bay accidents involving bicycle crashes are serious matters, many of which are caused by the negligence of intoxicated drivers. Such is the case of Rob Lemon and Hilary Michalak who were riding a tandem bicycle east on the Clearwater Memorial Causeway in September 2013 when a Nissan pickup truck crashed into them. Lemon, age…
On November 3, 2013, a 30-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Winter Haven around Lucerne Park Road, according to the Tampa Tribune. The man was found unconscious on the side of the road and pronounced dead at the hospital with injuries consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle. It is…
In the last few months, Pasco County has been working on a pedestrian walkway that will stretch five miles from Pioneer Museum Road in Dade City to Mosstown Road in Lacoochee along U.S. 301. According to the Tampa Tribune many local residents are welcoming the project because it means safer passage along the highway. As…
Last week, a New Port Richey middle school student was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a pickup truck after turning in front of it. The child suffered severe injuries, partially due to not wearing a helmet, and was airlifted to the hospital. Luckily, it looks like the injuries are not life-threatening. When…
With the recent news that a Sebring teenager was severely injured in a hit and run, it is important to know what your rights are in such an accident and what you can do to protect yourself. Florida is a no-fault state, which means that most of the money for injuries sustained in an accident…
