Monthly Archives: February 2021
Bedsores and Nursing Home Neglect
Pressure ulcers are one of the most preventable and most serious types of neglect injuries at Florida nursing homes. If residents turn over in bed every two hours, bedsores cannot form. Largely because they are overly medicated or very weak, many residents cannot turn themselves over. So, they depend entirely on the nursing home… Read More »
Serious Crash Follows Nightclub Altercation
Investigators believe that speed was the primary factor in a car wreck which occurred shortly after a shootout at an area nightclub. Several patrons exchanged gunfire just before closing time in a lounge parking lot on Cayuga Street. The shooters then sped away and headed down Interstate 275. Two of the three vehicles collided… Read More »
Legal Issues in Pedestrian Accidents
The first thing to understand about these incidents is that, in most cases, they are not accidents. People accidentally leave the water running. They do not accidentally run over pedestrians who are crossing the street. They also do not accidentally lose control of their vehicles, careen off the road, and strike pedestrians. Pedestrians usually… Read More »
Fireball Collision Kills Three People
Investigators believe that excessive speed was the primary factor in a Pasco County wreck which caused a vehicle to burst into flames. The accident happened in Hudson on Denton Drive. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver was operating “at a high rate of speed” and lost control of his vehicle. After it… Read More »
Rear-End Crashes: A Closer Look
Every year, vehicle collisions kill or seriously injure millions of Americans. A significant number of these wrecks are rear-end crashes. When a vehicle that’s moving almost at top speed smashes into a vehicle which is almost stationary, the injuries are usually very serious. Whiplash is a good example. In rear-end crashes, and other wrecks… Read More »
Dual Fatal Alcohol-Related Wreck in Tampa
A motorist admitted she was “tipsy” when she barreled across the center line and smashed into two oncoming vehicles. Investigators state that a 29-year-old woman from St. Petersburg was southbound on the Bayside Bridge when she crossed the median and crashed into a northbound vehicle and a northbound motorcycle. A passenger in that car… Read More »
Five Kinds of Nursing Home Neglect
Economics in general, and understaffing in particular, is the root of most nursing home neglect injuries. As many as 70 percent of Florida nursing homes are dangerously understaffed, mostly because the owners want to reduce expenses by reducing payroll. Furthermore, when nursing home workers leave, not all owners take the necessary steps to replace… Read More »
Teenager Dies in Sarasota Car Crash
Investigators believe that a driver lost control of his car immediately prior to a violent car wreck which killed one teenager and seriously injured three others. Shortly before 11 p.m., a 17-year-old driver lost control of his car near the intersection of University Parkway and Blithe Avenue in Sarasota. The car hit a culvert… Read More »