Buses and cars interact on a regular basis throughout the Miami metro area. As is the case in any area densely populated with motor vehicles it is inevitable that at some point the two will collide in a motor vehicle accident. This happened last week in Miami-Dade County. According to the authorities, the accident occurred on County Line Road, close to Northwest 13th Court. Though details about how the incident unfolded or how many people
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High school track star jogging following severe spinal cord injury
The story of a Miami high school track star who some thought would never walk again should serve as an inspiration to anyone who has suffered a severe spinal injury. The Miami Herald recently reported on the young track star’s progress since suffering a car accident that left him paralyzed for a month. The accident took place just days before the athlete was scheduled to enroll at Florida State University on a track-and-field scholarship.
Continue readingUM college student crossing street injured by hit-and-run driver
No one wants to be involved in a motor vehicle accident. Nonetheless, they do happen on a regular basis throughout the state of Florida. While those resulting in property damage can be a nuisance, when they result in injuries, they can be even more complicated. This is particularly true when the person who causes the car accident flees the scene. One such incident occurred late last month. The hit-and-run accident occurred near South Dixie Highway
Continue readingCivil lawsuit against Mourning arising out of crash settled
Often when a car accident occurs, legal cases ensue. Sometimes criminal charges are pressed by authorities. Other times civil personal injury or wrongful death claims are filed by the injured person or the loved ones of the deceased. On some occasions, both criminal and civil cases occur. Early one morning last summer, former Miami Heat player, Alonzo Mourning was involved in a car accident on the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The Porsche he was driving, with
Continue readingWrongful death lawsuit filed against man who killed cyclist
Each day throughout the nation, motor vehicles are involved in accidents of varying severity. In some of these cases multiple cars are involved. In other situations, motor vehicles collide with motorcyclists, pedestrians or bicyclists. While all motor vehicle accidents have the potential to cause severe injuries, those involving individuals who were not in a vehicle are often the worst and in many cases result in death. This was the case in a Miami hit-and-run car
Continue readingBrain-injured athlete dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
Miami mourns the death of Ray Easterling, a 62-year-old former safety for Atlanta’s professional football team who died last week of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His widow said that he had suffered one brain injury after another during years of taking hard hits in pro football games. The resulting concussions allegedly caused him to suffer from depression, insomnia and dementia.
Continue readingAnother Florida Beach community the site of a car accident
There are many reasons that South Florida is a desirable place to live and visit. For cities located on the coasts, beaches are one of those reasons. People of all ages and backgrounds enjoy going to the beach to play and in some cases relax in the sun. Unfortunately, these outings are not always as relaxing as some would like. This may be due to what seems to be a recent uptick in the number
Continue readingHomestead accident claims 5-year old; driver jailed
A recent Miami-area car accident claimed the life of a 5-year old boy. A head-on collision, the crash occurred just before 8:00 a.m. on Campbell Drive, near Southwest 152nd Avenue in Homestead. Involving three cars, the car accident came about when a pickup truck made a left turn onto Southwest 152nd and struck the back of a four-door sedan.
Continue readingFlorida tourist injured by flying mattress
While car accidents are one of the most common ways in which people sustain spinal cord injuries, there are of course many other ways in which the injury can be inflicted. This past April a man visiting South Florida sustained a spinal cord injury when he was hit by a flying mattress as he walked down a street. The mattress did not come out of nowhere. It was part of a load of furniture being
Continue readingNew proposal addresses fatigue-related truck accidents
New, stricter standards designed to reduce fatigue-related crashes may be coming for truckers in the United States. Sleep apnea is the specific target of this proposal. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration received similar recommendations from two separate panels, which studied driver fatigue accidents. Miami is no exception to the incidence of truck accident events caused by fatigued–or even sleeping–drivers. The two advisory panels (one, medical and the other, industry safety experts) came to similar
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