What happened to Hunter Wendelstadt never happens. Wendelstadt is a Major League baseball umpire who was working the plate during the Red Sox-Indians game Monday night. As the bottom of the sixth inning was about to start, Sox fireballer Joe Kelly was making his warm-up tosses. One of them sailed high and over catcher Christian …
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Even after all the construction and so-called road improvements and overpasses, US 19 remains one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in Pinellas County. It’s also the most dangerous. That’s why local law enforcement agencies in Pinellas County teamed up to work together on the busy roadway to catch drunk drivers, speeders, and aggressive …
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Cops are stepping up efforts to catch texting drivers across the country. In some departments, officers pose as construction workers or homeless along the sides of busy roads to nab the distracted drivers. Once they spot a texting driver, they call ahead for waiting uniformed officers to stop the texting driver and cite him for …
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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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 …
411 Pain and 1-800-ASK-GARY are two of the most recognizable lawyer referral services in the Tampa Bay area. They run ads on television all day long promising help after a car accident. What they don’t tell you is that they are also a medical referral service made up of primarily chiropractors who pay these companies …