November 8-14, 2010 marks Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. According to the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety, 41% of drivers surveyed have admitted to drowsy driving. Unfortunately, what many people fail to realize is that driving while tired is similar to driving while under the influence of alcohol. Impaired…
Circuit Court Judge Glenn Kelley says that the Palm Beach wrongful death lawsuit against polo club founder John Goodman can proceed. In issuing his ruling, Kelley denied Goodman’s motion to postpone the civil lawsuit until the criminal case against him is resolved. Goodman is charged with vehicular manslaughter, DUI manslaughter,…
According to the Miami Herald, 17-year-old Palida Pongpluempitichai is at Memorial West Hospital recovering after a serious car accident caused her to lose part of her right leg. Doctors were unable to successfully reattach the leg after the Miami car crash and had to cut to above her knee. The…
A Palm Beach County car accident early Sunday involving a suspected drunk has claimed the life of Khonil Louis, a 10-year-old Loxahatchee girl. Police say that Louis died from a severe neck injury. According to deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Louis was riding in the backseat of…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2,558 people were killed in Florida traffic accidents last year. Alcohol was a factor in 770 of the fatalities. On one hand, these latest figures show positive progress. In 2008, NHTSA reported 2,980 Florida traffic fatalities-887 involving an alcohol-impaired driver. The number…
An 8-Year-old West Palm Beach school boy died this afternoon in a Greenacres, Florida truck accident. The Palm Beach County bicycle accident happened as Elian Rojas and his father were going home from school. According to police, Elian, who was riding his bike, and his dad were on the sidewalk…
Last week, The St. Petersburg Times reported that a car accident on Thursday morning involved a 30-year-old New Port Richey women and a 17-month-old child. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the auto accident occurred at State Road 54 and Rowan Road. The driver who reportedly caused…
Earlier this morning, a car accident on State Road 415 injured two people and closed the state road for a few hours. Neither of the victims was identified. One of the car crash victims was airlifted to Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. According to a representative for the Deltona…
Last Thursday, a family trip to Disneyworld turned deadly when a car crash on the drive home claimed the life of a five-year-old girl. The family was on the Florida Turnpike 14 miles south of Yeehaw Junction when their mini-van veered out of control and hit the median. When the…
Early Saturday morning, a 15-year-old Wellington High School sophomore was killed in a car crash after the teen hit a bump and lost control of the vehicle, a 2006 Nisson 350. Records show the boy was not wearing a seatbelt and was driving without a license. Florida laws require drivers…