Transportation Safety & Law in Orlando

Bus Crash Hurts 11 Kids

11 children were hurt in a single vehicle bus crash in Hillsborough County Florida today. The bus driver ran a curb went off the road and crashed near some trees. 11 of the kids went to the hospital for treatment. The bus driver was issued a ticket for careless driving in causing the auto accident.

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Hit and Run Driver Gets Jail Time

The driver of a hit and run vehicle that struck and killed a 13-year-old boy who was skating across a State Road 434 in Altamonte Springs Floriida. The victim was in a crosswalk and it was almost dark when he got hit in the car v. pedestrian auto accident. The driver did not even have a driver’s lic

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Minimum Required Florida Car Accident Insurance

The newspapers have been writing about the expiration of the requirement to purchase Personal Injury Protection insurance or no fault automobile accident insurance coverage (PIP) in Florida. While there is debate even among personal injury lawyers about the merits of PIP and its expiration there is

By Ed Normand

/ 3 Sep 2007

Electronic Logs Can Stop Truck Accidents

Currently, the Federal Regulations for interstate trucking place limits on the hours that interstate truckers may drive. Most truckers follow the regulations but some do not. Recent polls of long distance truck drivers revealed that up to 16% of them had fallen asleep while driving at least once in

By Ed Normand

/ 3 Sep 2007

Challenge to MADD: Stand Up To Alcohol Lobby

In a letter to the Editor of the Orlando Sentinel a member of the National Board of Directors of MADD correctly cited statistics showing that last year in Florida 959 people were killed and over 14,000 were injured in auto crashes caused by drunk drivers. That is 80 deaths a month as a result of dru

By Ed Normand

/ 2 Sep 2007

Check Tire Pressure To Avoid Car Accidents

We all know that our tires should be inflated to a specific level but not everyone knows that low tire pressure and hot weather can be a deadly combination. Under inflated tires can lead to impaired steering, traction, and braking of the vehicle. These safety issues are compounded when combined with

By Ed Normand

/ 1 Sep 2007

Car and Bus Accident Injures Nine in Orlando

A Lynx bus and a van collided on Boggy Creek road today shutting down a portion of the road for hours. The car accident resulted in injuries to eight of the bus occupants. The accident may have been caused by construction debris on the road. The driver of the van had to be airlifted to a local hospi

By Ed Normand

/ 30 Aug 2007

$44.9 Million Verdict for Car Crash in Death and Injury Case

It appears that justice was served last Thursday when a Jury in Polk County, Florida returned a verdict of nearly $45 million in a wrongful death and personal injury case. Last year, Morgan Bryant, 9, and Brittany Hooten, 8, were killed when the car they were riding in was struck practically head on

By Michael Damaso

/ 30 Jul 2007

New Drunk Driving Penalties To Reduce Car Accidents

Today Governor Crist signed into legislation a new law to try to limit auto accidents in Florida. The law was pushed by consumer activist groups including Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Florida Justice Association. Under this law motorists convicted of driving under the influence must have au

By Ed Normand

/ 20 Jul 2007

Train v. Auto Crash Causes 4 Deaths

There was a senseless car v. train crash in Lakeland, Florida on Monday July 17, 2007, the took the lives of four people. It was described by one investigating officer as a “useless, senseless tragedy.” An eyewitness observed the lights flashing and the bells ringing at the rail crossing as the safe

By Michael Damaso

/ 17 Jul 2007

Another Tragic Loss of Life In Auto Accident

Two days ago we posted a blog entitled: "How Safe is Your Car in an Auto Accident?" In that blog we observed that death rates were highest in small vehicles and that SUV’s caused high death rates in other vehicles they collide with. The point being that smaller the vehicle the less safe it is and th

By Ed Normand

/ 17 Jul 2007

Shaq To Be Orlando Sheriff?

“I probably will run for sheriff in Orlando or Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,” Shaq said recently during an interview on the Live with Regis and Kelly television show. Shaq maintains a home in the Windermere section of Orlando and has long expressed an interest in law enforcement. Before a drunk driver gets

By Ed Normand

/ 14 Jul 2007