Auto insurance in Florida hasn’t changed much since 1971. That’s when the Sunshine State adopted a no-fault system whereby every driver was required to purchase a $10,000 PIP (personal injury protection) policy to cover them in case of an auto accident. This year that may be changing. For many years, PIP critics have been clamoring […]
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Red light cameras in Florida may come to a House vote in the Florida Legislature today. The controversial issue of red light cameras has inspired impassioned debate and the fate of the camera system lies in the balance. Proponents of red light cameras argue that they save lives and provide an incentive for drivers to
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This past weekend, the Tampa Bay area witnessed two car accident fatalities and at least 8 injured. The majority of those involved were young and had been drinking alcohol, most likely to the point of excess. The first tragedy occurred late Friday night in northern Pinellas County. Donavan Patterson, 18, ran a red light at
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Pinellas County has the dubious distinction of leading all urban Florida counties in the number of car accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists. The latest “Traffic Crash Trends and Conditions Report” released late last fall showed Pinellas County has a pedestrian fatality rate that’s 80% higher than the national average. It’s a problem that gets worse
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Pinellas County school bus driver Dorothy Burse, 56, has been arrested and charged with DUI after a mid-Pinellas County car accident. The school bus had been traveling westbound on 54th Avenue North and was stopped at a red light at the intersection of 66th Street when another vehicle collided with the rear of the bus,
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Distracted driving remains a huge safety concern in Florida Did you know that 45,000 Floridians were involved in car crashes last year caused by distracted driving? Over those 45,000 distracted driving accidents, 214 people lost their lives. Florida’s law prohibiting texting and driving has not had the impact Florida legislators had hoped when they passed
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In Florida, there are 15 million drivers who could be on Florida’s roadways at any given day or hour. That’s a lot of people, especially when you consider the majority of those drivers are in the major population areas of the state such as Jacksonville, Orlando/Tampa, Palm Beach, and Miami. In Florida, you are required
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Florida car accidents are a frequent fact of life here in Florida. Anyone who spends anytime on Florida roads witnesses a car accident on a regular basis. This is to be expected from one of the most populous states in the country and the fact that tourism is one of the state’s leading growth industries.
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Fatal car crash investigations are complex and include many facets depending upon the circumstances of the crash. As a former military police officer who holds a special certification as a trained traffic accident investigator specialist from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Academy, I am fully aware of fatal crash accident investigation procedures. This training
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US 19. That’s right, if you have lived in Pinellas County for any length of time, I bet you could’ve guessed that US 19 would have been the road that experiences more traffic accidents than any other in the county. It’s a major north-south artery and has very traffic volume all day and every day.
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