Pedestrians always encounter risks when they take to the streets, even if they are following all of the relevant traffic laws and behaving in a way that’s cautious and properly defensive. The problem that arises is that a lapse of attention or judgment by someone behind the wheel of a moving vehicle for even one [...]
Continue reading...7. December 2009
Some tragedies are so difficult to endure that they transcend any sort of news or reporting, and many of these types of situations involve children. Unfortunately, this appears to be what happened in Boynton Beach on Sunday afternoon when two girls who were riding electric motor scooters were hit by an SUV. Both girls were [...]
Continue reading...16. November 2009
Bicyclists and cars must share the roads on a regular basis, and the majority of the time, these different modes of transportation coexist without incident. However, when these two types of vehicles collide, the results are not only quite predictable, but often nothing short of tragic. That’s exactly what played out over the weekend when [...]
Continue reading...3. November 2009
The issue of texting while driving is one that has reached national levels in terms of attention, and as of today 17 states have banned the practice because of the obvious dangers it causes. However, Florida is not one of those states. Distracted drivers are always a risk on the road, particularly when those distracted [...]
Continue reading...21. September 2009
Many times when a hit-and-run accident occurs, it takes some time to locate the driver of the vehicle in question and to obtain statements and evidence from the driver and other sources regarding the particular facts that led to the accident. In response to a tragic and deadly accident between an SUV and a [...]
Continue reading...18. September 2009
We posted recently about a terrible hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a detective. At the time, and as is often the case with these sorts of accidents, the driver of the vehicle in question had not been identified. Many times witnesses and other tools are used to locate the driver. In regards [...]
Continue reading...17. September 2009
Anyone who has had to deal with a flat tire while on the road understands how annoying it can be to make the necessary temporary repairs before getting back into the daily routine. What some do not seem to fully comprehend is that such a situation is also potentially dangerous when a flat tire [...]
Continue reading...1. September 2009
Hit-and-run accidents can occur at any time and in any place, and no one is immune to those dangers, including police officers. As of this morning, Boca Raton officials are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle that struck a Boca Raton detective as he was investigating a robbery from earlier in [...]
Continue reading...20. August 2009
Bicyclists and those driving vehicles are forced to share the road many times, and unfortunately, this arrangement isn’t always civil or even safe. Many times, we hear and read about vehicles mowing down bicyclists simply because of the extreme difference between the size and speed of the respective structures being driven, regardless of who [...]
Continue reading...7. August 2009
Several movies and other media releases have glorified street racing, and unfortunately, many people have taken to that exposure by attempting to race vehicles on city streets themselves. Simply put, this is an incredibly dangerous practice, as high-speed races can lead to high-velocity crashes that leave devastating results. Tragically, this is what happened [...]
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21. December 2009
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