One common cause of car accidents in Florida is drivers who ran a red light. Many drivers speed up when they approach a yellow light—which is a warning to slow down and prepare to stop—trying to rush through before the light turns red. What happens, however, is the driver does not get through [...]
Read More →One of the most common causes of car accidents in Florida is failure to yield the right of way. Failure to yield as the law requires often happens when drivers are distracted, impatient, or driving aggressively. Drivers who disregard the law do so in a number of different situations where the law dictates they must.
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Read More →Texting and driving continues to cause fatal accidents in Florida. In November, 2008, two teenage girls, one 17 and college-bound, and the other a 19-year-old who aspired to be a nurse, died when their cars collided. An hour after the accident, according to [...]
Read More →The decision for a senior to quit driving affects many families but there comes a time when the safety on the road of an older person you love becomes a concern. You may find yourself constantly worrying about your loved one. This is especially true if your older family member has been in an accident. [...]
Read More →Distracted drivers are known to cause accidents, and there has been a lot of focus on cell phone use and texting as causes of distraction. In addition to those types of distraction that take place inside the car, drivers should also be aware of roadside distractions.
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Read More →As a combination of aging baby boomers and medical advances that make living longer a reality for many, there will come a time when those who live long lives will have to make some tough decisions about driving — or rather, not driving. Signs that it is time to hang up the keys may include [...]
Read More →Driver distraction is the cause of about 16 percent of all crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2009, nearly 5,500 people died and half a million were injured in crashes involving distracted drivers.
Americans Prefer Texting to Talking
Eighty-three percent of adults in the United [...]
Read More →The attorneys at the law offices of Jim Dodson are committed to reducing the number of traffic-related injuries and deaths. An area of great concern is distracted driving, a subject we want to continue to raise awareness of through postings on our blog.
Below are some numbers, compiled by the Fort Collins Coloradoan, [...]
Read More →Federal investigators say a 19-year-old pickup truck driver involved in a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes just before he crashed into the rear of a school bus causing a pileup, according to an Associated Press report. The driver and a 15-year-old [...]
Read More →COLLIER COUNTY JUDGE ALLOWS PLAINTIFF TO SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR TEXTING WHILE DRIVING DEATH
A Circuit Court Judge in Collier County, Judge Hugh Hayes, recently granted a motion to allow the widow of a bicyclist killed by a car to pursue punitive damages against the driver, who has been accused of [...]
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