A Doral, Florida, nightclub owner might be in hot water following a July 6 World Cup celebration at a predominately Latino bar ended in a parking lot brawl. According to police reports, six people were arrested after a disagreement involving the Brazil-Colombia game spilled out into the parking lot of Bar Urbano on Northwest 41st Street. A combination of booze and misplaced enthusiasm for the sport of soccer first erupted at the bar some time
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Regulations aim to reduce truck accidents due to tired drivers
Just about everyone in Florida has had the experience of driving beside or immediately behind a tractor-trailer and knows how intimidating — at times frightening — sharing the road with these imposing vehicles can be. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has put forth regulations and guidelines to ensure that semi drivers are operating in full awareness of traffic and road conditions even while driving on long hauls. Truck accidents caused by overtired drivers can
Continue readingReckless ATV accident results in devastating brain injuries
On July 10, a Miami-Dade circuit judge sentenced a former Miami Beach, Florida, police officer to 18 months in prison for his role in an ATV accident that seriously injured two people. The case against the defendant stems from his conviction last month for reckless driving with serious bodily injury. According to court documents, the defendant was joyriding on the beach while wearing his police uniform and driving a police all-terrain vehicle when he struck
Continue readingCar accident kills Florida bicyclist
For drivers, staying alert and staying in their lane are vital driving responsibilities. For those who lose focus or leave their lane, tragic results can occur. This is especially true when there are bicyclists that are sharing the roadway with motor vehicle traffic. An accident along 180th Street in Wellborn, Florida, shows just how tragic it can turn when a driver deviates from standard driving practices. The accident happened when a female driver’s vehicle went
Continue readingFootball brain injury settlement preliminarily approved
By now, most people in Florida who like football have probably heard about the class action lawsuit that thousands of former professional football players have brought against the National Football League because of concussions suffered during their tenure in the league. A recent development might show that this lawsuit is coming close to the end. The federal judge presiding over the case has preliminarily approved a settlement in the case. The final approval hearing in
Continue readingInjured acrobats may have permanent disability
The May 4 circus accident that sent eight acrobats crashing to the ground during the “human chandelier” stunt may be heading to the courts soon. All eight of the performers have retained legal counsel, with seven of them being represented by one firm, according to a June 14 announcement. The suit has not been filed yet, and it remains unclear who the suit would be targeted at if it goes to court, but the law
Continue readingNew car accident law aimed at putting brakes on hit and runs
On June 30, a new law went into effect across Florida that has far-reaching implications for any motorist who engages in a hit and run accident. The law says that drivers who flee from accidents in which a person has been killed will get mandatory time in prison. Additionally, in a similar situation where a victim is seriously injured but not killed, the person responsible will be charged with a second-degree felony. The new law
Continue readingWoman run over by lifeguard truck suffers brain injury
It appears that a case involving a woman who was run over by a lifeguard truck is now headed for trial. Three years ago, a Kansas woman was seriously injured after a Volusia County Beach Patrol truck ran over her while her husband and kids looked for seashells nearby. The accident happened July 2011 on Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. The victim’s attorney says that she was asleep on the sand when the lifeguard made a
Continue readingFormer Miami Beach cop involved in ATV accident convicted
People expect police officers to follow the law. They expect police officers to help keep the public safe. In the case of a former Miami Beach Police officer, keeping people safe doesn’t seem to have been high on his priority list on the day he was driving an ATV in a reckless manner on a Florida beach. The accident happened in 2011 when the on-duty police officer met a woman at a bachelorette party in
Continue readingNightclub hit with premises liability suit after man is shot
A popular Miami Beach, Florida, nightclub has been named as the defendant in a premises liability suit filed on June 13. The plaintiff in the lawsuit alleges that the nightclub failed to provide adequate security at the club, which resulted in the shooting death of his twin brother. The shooting happened in the early hours of June 10 at the South Beach establishment located on Washington Avenue.
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