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Category: Automobile Accidents
Tree of Life – Organ Donor Program
August 14, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsErik Babatz, 16 years old, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a young man who decided to engage in street racing, causing a terrible crash that resulted in Erik, an innocent passenger, being killed in January 2018.
Rainy Season? More Rain Equals More Accidents
August 10, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsExperts agree that rain is the deadliest weather-driving hazard. The U. S. Department of Transportation says that “Weather acts through visibility impairments, precipitation, high winds, and temperature extremes to affect driver capabilities, vehicle performance (i.e., traction, stability and maneuverability), pavement friction, roadway infrastructure, crash risk, traffic flow, and agency productivity.”
Lane Departure Accidents – A Cause of Fatalities
August 8, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsAccording to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, 51 percent of all fatal crashes are caused by lane departures. These crashes result in 25,000 fatalities a year.
Florida Hit and Run Accidents Rising
August 1, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsThe volume of hit and run crashes have up-ticked every year in the past several years. Lee County ranks 8th in the state.
Is Your Rental Car Safe?
July 20, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsCar rentals are a popular option when traveling on vacation, for company employee travel, for auto repair service facilities needing to provide interim vehicles to customers, and for many other occasions. Most people expect that when they rent a car from a rental car company, the vehicle is safe, but is it?
Tesla Autopilot Under Investigation
July 13, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is concerned about a May 11, 2018 crash in South Jordan, Utah involving a Tesla Model S which crashed into a fire department vehicle. The 28-year-old female driver told authorities that she was using Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving technology, autopilot, while using her cell phone.
Failing to Yield Can Cause Accidents
July 11, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsDriving is a privilege, not a right. An obligation that comes with the privilege of driving is the duty of care that each driver owes to the other drivers on the road. One of the easiest ways to get into a collision with another vehicle is a failure to yield the right of way.
NHTSA Warns South Florida Drivers to Check Vehicles for Defective Airbags Immediately!
July 9, 2018 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Defective ProductsWe at Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. are concerned about the potential danger to our citizens from defective Takata air bags. We urge everyone to take this threat very seriously and are providing information from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) in this blog.
Tailgating – The Leading Cause of Rear-End Accidents
July 2, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsFlorida reported over 398,000 automobile accidents in 2017 resulting in 165,000 injuries. Many of these accidents were rear-end accidents when drivers followed too closely behind slower-moving vehicles. When this happens, drivers are taking serious risks of causing accidents which can involve severe injuries.
Road Rage Can Result in Serious Accidents
June 25, 2018 | Category: Automobile AccidentsTraffic is usually unpredictable and a cause for frustration for some drivers. Being late for important events can cause these drivers to react irrationally. When this happens, drivers may resort to aggressive driving maneuvers as the result of road rage. Road rage can escalate and result in serious accidents. ABC-7 reported that in early April 2018, a Sarasota, Florida driver slammed into a motorcyclist, pushing him off the road, during a road rage incident that was captured on video. The...