Posted: 12-13-2013
Man sentenced to 8 years for causing fatal car accident
A Florida man received an eight-year prison sentence after causing a drunk driving accident that resulted in the death of another. According to the report, the accident occurred in February 2011 at approximately 3:30 a.m. on the MacArthur Causeway eastbound lanes. The man was driving the wrong way after drinking at a bar when he […]
Posted: 12-11-2013
Porsche recalls meant to avoid accidents from malfunctions
Owners of Porsches in Florida might be aware of several recalls made by the luxury automaker and reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Avoiding car accidents caused by equipment malfunctions was the goal behind the company’s move, which covered 288 vehicles in total from the years 2013-’14. Of these, 207 Cayenne models were […]
Posted: 12-09-2013
More than 140,000 Escapes recalled
Florida motorists may be affected by pair of late-November recalls that Ford issued for its Escape line of vehicles. The firm said that it needed to repair 140,000 crossover vehicles in the U.S. alone because 12 of them had experienced fires. Although the company denied that any of these incidents resulted in personal injuries, the […]
Posted: 12-04-2013
Hyundai issues recall for defects
Florida motorists who drive a Hyundai Entourage minivan might want to contact their local dealer to investigate whether theirs is one of more than 15,000 vans in the United States that are being recalled. This recall pertains to an auto part in vehicles that were built from Feb. 16, 2006, through June 30, 2008, that […]
Posted: 11-30-2013
ATMs: When Is a Bank Liable?
An investigation conducted by a South Florida TV team with the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting found several banks not complying with safety-related standards for ATMs imposed by the state. The station asked an expert team to additionally check four area banks. The team found irregularities, particularly in lighting. The findings raise a lot of […]
Posted: 11-25-2013
Two dead following fatal expressway crash near Miami
No charges have yet been filed against a woman who allegedly caused a fatal accident on the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs on Nov. 17, but publicity is surrounding the fact that she tweeted about being drunk just hours before the collision. Two young women, aged 20 and 21, died as a result of the […]
Posted: 11-20-2013
Volkswagen joins list of automakers issuing recalls
Florida motorists who drive Volkswagens and certain other imports may want to contact their local dealer to find out if their vehicle is among the 2.6 million being recalled worldwide by the Volkswagen Group of Frankfurt, Germany. A company news release did not specify how many of the recalled vehicles were in the United States. […]
Posted: 11-18-2013
High speed rear-end crash kills woman
The Florida Highway Patrol was tasked with investigating a fatal accident that killed a 38-year-old Port Richey woman as a possible DUI manslaughter case. They said that another vehicle that was driven by a 21-year-old man, also of Port Richey, rear-ended the woman’s vehicle on northbound U.S. 19 in Holiday. The affected area of U.S. […]
Posted: 11-13-2013
Florida Highway Patrol says car going 100 mph in fatal accident
A fiery car accident took the life of a 38-year-old Port Richey woman on Nov. 11. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say that her car was rear-ended by another vehicle that they believe was traveling at speed of more than 100 mile per hour. The auto accident occurred on northbound U.S. 19 in New Port Richey […]
Posted: 11-11-2013
Third fire reported in Tesla’s electric Model S luxury vehicle
Florida car enthusiasts may be interested to learn that Tesla Motors continued to see their shares fall after a third fire in their Model S luxury vehicle was confirmed. According to the report, the high-end electric car company saw their stock fall nine percent, or $13.40, on Nov. 7. This decline followed a 15 percent […]