Miami Personal Injury Law Blog

U.S. Highway 301 in Florida was closed early in the day on January 5, 2012, after a fatal truck accident. The driver of a pickup truck was killed and three of his passengers were seriously injured in the crash. The crash occurred when the driver tried to make a U-Turn and was hit by a cement truck that was trailing close behind. The driver's side of the pickup was hit by the front of the cement truck after the cement truck's driver's attempts to hit his brakes and swerve were unsuccessful.

Collisions between vehicles and commercial trucks are especially dangerous due to disparity in size between the semitrailer and the smaller passenger vehicles. Commercial trucks need more distance for braking and larger openings than other cars in order to change lanes. The very operation of trucking can also cause more accidents because many drivers are paid per mile which makes them want to driver at higher speeds and take less time for sleeping breaks.

After watching a 22-year-old man drive the wrong way on a major highway in New Mexico, witnesses took matters into their own hands.

Local law enforcement agencies in the area around Farmington report that the suspected drunk driver was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. 550. According to witness reports, the driver narrowly escaped several head-on collisions with oncoming vehicles. When the driver drove into a parking lot in San Juan County, officials report that witnesses had to tackle the man and hogtie him to prevent him from running away.

The tragedy of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy is a painful reminder than cruise ships can be dangerous. One Miami-Dade couple is lucky to be alive after being denied entrance on more than four life rafts while trying to flee the sinking Costa Concordia.

Current reports from the scene of the Costa Concordia cruise ship put the death toll at six. News reports also state that Italian authorities believe that the disaster may have been avoidable and was likely caused by captain error.

The driver of a Toyota Echo ran a red light in Zephyrhills, killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver. A driver who ran a red light while traveling through the intersection on Chancey Road was struck by a tow truck headed west on County Road 54.

The passenger from Temple Terrace died at the scene of the crash. The 20-year-old driver was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. The tow truck driver was not hurt in the fatal car accident.

A new study released Friday found that six in seven medical errors are not properly reported when they harm a Medicare patient while they are hospitalized. The report, released by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is a startling evaluation based on the review of thousands of Medicare patients' records.

In some cases, federal investigators found that hospital and health care employees failed to report even fatal medical errors. Each month, it is believed that more than 130,000 Medicare patients is harmed by an adverse medical event that is preventable. Some patients in hospitals throughout the country experience more than one adverse event in a month.

A tragic car crash involving the lead car of a caravan along State Road 64 killed two Naples women. The fatal Florida truck accident was caused by a semi truck that crossed the center line, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

FHP reports show that a two car caravan was traveling along State Route 64 near Solfo Springs when a truck driver crossed the center line. Two women in a Toyota sedan tried to avoid the semi but still collided with the front of the semi truck. The truck pushed the car backwards and off the road. The truck also veered off the shoulder and hit orange trees.

After a traffic stop, a driver in Sweetwater fled the scene and caused chaos as he crashed into several other vehicles. Miami-Dade police officers said that the fleeing driver exited his car after the Miami car accidents and ran into a canal, disappearing into a residential neighborhood. The hunt for the 22-year-old driver is still in progress.

Law enforcement officers stopped the man and his passenger at southwest Eighth Street and 107^th Avenue. The driver pulled a gun on officers while he was outside of his vehicle and pointed it at officers. As the driver got back in the car, officers fired shots at the man. One bullet shattered a passing car's window, injuring the driver.

A Sarasota woman is being held and charged with giving false information to police and obstruction without violence after details have come to light regarding a recent Florida car accident. No injuries were reported for the accident that occurred in Ellenton on Dec. 11. The Florida Highway Patrol said the woman pretended to be the sole driver of a rented Chevy Malibu that had been involved in the car accident.