Road Construction Accidents - Work Zone Related Crashes on Interstate Highway

NATIONAL - “The number of people killed as a result of crashes in work zones remains significant,” the Federal Highway Administration says ...

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BOOSTER SEATS - Good Fit - Seatbelts save lives - Prevent injuries in a crash

BOOSTER SEATS - Good Fit - Seatbelts save lives - Prevent injuries in a crash

BOOSTER SEAT SAFETY VIDEO – Click link below to view http://www.iihs.org/video.aspx/releases/pr122209 11 out of 60 BOOSTER seats evaluated a...

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Why do air bags sometimes fail to deploy during a crash?

NATIONAL - The activation of an air bag in a crash is dependent on several important factors including: the characteristics of the crash (e...

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Toyota Announces Fix for Accelerator Pedal Entrapment Problem

NATIONAL - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced that Toyota has identified a vehicle-based remedy to fix a su...

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AUTO ACCIDENT - Accident - CONCUSSION - Closed Head Injury - BLUNT TRAUMA

According to the Brain Injury Association - Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow or jolt to the head. The...

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Walt Disney World – ORLANDO - workplace injury - OSHA

ORLANDO – The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) cited Walt Disney World and urged them to follow monorail manufacturer...

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Air Bag Deployment – Ford – F-150 – Truck – Air Bags – complaints - injuries

NATIONAL - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into unnecessary air-bag deployments that could af...

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Child Restraints Being Recalled - Cosco - Disney - Eddie Bauer - Safety 1st

NATIONAL - According to New York Times - Wheels - The Dorel Group, a company that makes products for babies and infants, is recalling about...

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IKEA - Children's Highchair recall CPSC

NATIONAL - Ikea is recalling “Leopard” highchairs that pose a fall and choking risk to children. Consumers should immediately stop using the...

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PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY in car accident in Seminole ♦ Seminole Blvd at 110th Avenue

SEMINOLE — A deputy sheriff was extricated from his cruiser at the intersection of 110th Avenue and Seminole Boulevard after he was involve...

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BICYCLE ACCIDENT on Park Boulevard in Seminole ♦ Serious Head Injuries

SEMINOLE — Law enforcement officials are investigating a traffic crash that left a bicyclist seriously injured. According to the Pinellas C...

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Traumatic brain injury from a slip and fall, motorcycle crash, auto accident – Clearwater, Dunedin, Indian Rocks, Largo, Madeira Beach, Palm Harbor, St. Petersburg, Seminole, Treasure Island

The leading cause of a traumatic brain injury are falls (28%) and motor vehicle / motorcycle crashes (20%).  A traumatic brain injury or als...

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DAVIS ISLAND CAR CRASH – Several injured – DUI investigation – Single car accident

TAMPA – The backseat passenger is in critical condition after an early morning crash on West Davis Boulevard near Erie Avenue. Apparently t...

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2.1 MILLION STORK CRAFT CRIBS – Recalled – Sold by BJ’s, Sears, WalMart Stores, K-Mart, Target, J C Penney, and Costco Wholesale Warehouse

2.1 MILLION STORK CRAFT CRIBS – Recalled – Sold by BJ’s, Sears, WalMart Stores, K-Mart, Target, J C Penney, and Costco Wholesale Warehouse

NATIONWIDE – Safety hazard! The cribs’ drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become missing. In addition, the drop-sid...

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MULTI CAR CRASH on I-275 Sunshine Skyway in Manatee County early morning crash caused back up

MULTI CAR CRASH on I-275 Sunshine Skyway in Manatee County early morning crash caused back up

MANATEE COUNTY – A multi car crash at about 8:05 a.m. this morning caused all northbound lanes of Interstate 275 to be blocked on the appro...

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TAMPA - 15 passenger van transporting student cheerleaders rolls over due to BLOW OUT on I-275 – Church van heading home to Pinellas County

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – This past weekend thirteen (13) teenagers sustained non-life threatening injuries when the van they were in flipped o...

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MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT - Florida Jury - $300 Million in Damages for Ex-Smoker

BROWARD COUNTY - A Broward County jury recently ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old e...

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PINELLAS PARK POLICE investigating fatal bicycle accident - Bryan Dairy - 118th Avenue - Belcher Road - Pinellas County

PINELLAS COUNTY - A fatal accident involving a bicycle and two cars has shut down parts of Belcher and 118th Avenue (Bryan Dairy).  Accordi...

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TOYOTA / LEXUS unintended sudden acceleration risk - NHTSA says 15 fatalities

NATIONAL - According to The Detroit News (11/20, Tierney) reports, "After a highly publicized crash in August that killed four people ...

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PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT on Seminole Boulevard near Bay Pines VA Hospital

SEMINOLE - A Seminole man is in critical condition after being struck by a car as he attempted to cross Seminole Boulevard near 54th Avenue...

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VOLVO XC60 Recall for seatbelt failure

NATIONAL - In the "Wheels" blog at the New York Times (11/17), Cheryl Jensen wrote, "Volvo is recalling 9,667 of its 2010 XC...

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TOYOTA - Floor mats or electronic technology caused unintended acceleartion?

TOYOTA - Floor mats or electronic technology caused unintended acceleartion?

NATIONAL - Toyota is discussing additional fixes for sudden-acceleration problem.  According to The Detroit Free Press (11/18, Gardner) rep...

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Maclaren knew of stroller defect for 5 years - Could face MILLION DOLLAR FINE

According to the New York Post, "Maclaren knew for at least five years that its strollers could lop off a child's finger, but did n...

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♦ PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS ♦ Tampa Bay Area ♦ Clearwater ♦ Dunedin ♦ Largo ♦ Pinellas Park ♦ Seminole ♦ Gulf Blvd ♦ Gulf Beaches

♦ PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS ♦ Tampa Bay Area ♦ Clearwater ♦ Dunedin ♦ Largo ♦ Pinellas Park ♦ Seminole ♦ Gulf Blvd ♦ Gulf Beaches

TAMPA BAY - According to a recent study, the Tampa Bay Area is number two in the country for the number of pedestrian accidents. The Greate...

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RECALL ♦ Maclaren ♦ CPSC ♦ Target Stores ♦ Babies R Us ♦ CHILD HAZARD for finger amputation

RECALL ♦ Maclaren ♦ CPSC ♦ Target Stores ♦ Babies R Us ♦ CHILD HAZARD for finger amputation

A million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us have been recalled, after 12 reports of children having their finger...

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TWO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS in Pinellas County claim three (3) lives near Dunedin / Palm Harbor and Clearwater

PINELLAS COUNTY - According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of C...

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GOLF CART CRASH crossing road or highway from sidewalk – SERIOUS INJURIES – Liability insurance

GOLF CART CRASH crossing road or highway from sidewalk – SERIOUS INJURIES – Liability insurance

According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, golf cart-related injuries are on the rise. Today, more golf carts are being used ...

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Big Bend Road ♦ Lincoln Road is finally getting a traffic signal near Big Bend Road and U.S. Hwy 301

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY - This is a dangerous intersection in Hillsborough County near Summerfield Crossings. High traffic counts from shopper...

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SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT in Ruskin sends 10 children to local hospitals

RUSKIN — A school bus carrying 39 children crashed into a truck Wednesday morning on the way to school. The crash was investigated by the H...

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The Gardens ♦ Colony Cove ♦ Terra Siesta ♦ Ellenton ♦ Manatee County ♦ GOLF CART ACCIDENT ♦ US Hwy 301

The Gardens ♦ Colony Cove ♦ Terra Siesta ♦ Ellenton ♦ Manatee County ♦ GOLF CART ACCIDENT ♦ US Hwy 301

MANATEE - Golf carts are illegal on state roads, with a few exceptions: The golf cart crossing at U.S. 301 and Colony Club North/Coquina Dr...

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GOLF CART ACCIDENT at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground injures child

GOLF CART ACCIDENT at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground injures child

LAKE BUENA VISTA - On Saturday night, a golf cart flipped and seriously injured a child at Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground. The ch...

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I-75 • I-4 • I-10 • TRUCK ACCIDENTS • Florida State Trucking Laws •

I-75 • I-4 • I-10 • TRUCK ACCIDENTS • Florida State Trucking Laws •

NATIONAL - There are approximately 5,000 deaths, 100,000 injuries, and 500,000 trucking accidents every year. Trucking accidents are more l...

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INSURANCE CLAIMS PROCESS ♦ Car / Truck Accident ♦ FLORIDA ♦ Personal Injury ♦ TOTAL LOSS

INSURANCE CLAIMS PROCESS ♦ Car / Truck Accident ♦ FLORIDA ♦ Personal Injury ♦ TOTAL LOSS

After a serious collision, the insurance company's claims adjuster begins to protect the driver and their interests immediately. An inve...

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GOLF CARTS 2 WALMART - GC2W – Sun City Center – Hillsborough County

TAMPA - In the neighborhood of Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day hundreds of residents use golf carts on the streets in thi...

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FATAL BUS CRASH - NTSB finds array of "startling problems" causing bus crash – SAFETY INSPECTIONS

NATIONAL – According to the NTSB, "A punctured tire caused the bus crash that killed seventeen (17) people heading to a church retreat ...

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Nearly 1 million window blinds recalled sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direct

NATIONAL - According to the AP, "Nearly 1 million roller blinds and Roman shades sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direc...

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PSTA BUS rearended by landscaping truck on Seminole Blvd - Many passengers injured - Transported by SunStar to local hospitals

SEMINOLE - A Pinellas Suncoast Transit Association (PSTA) bus was rearended by a landscaping truck sending many passengers to local hospita...

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$11.1 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT awarded by Pinellas County jury against All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG - After deliberating for three (3) full days the jury delivered an $11.1 million dollar verdict in a medical malpractice cas...

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18-year-old AMBULANCE DRIVER crossed centerline and hits truck HEAD-ON causing serious injuries

TAMPA - An eighteen year old ambulance driver traveling east on Busch Boulevard crossed the centerline and hit a westbound pickup truck hea...

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TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION - Floor Mats - Not the only problem

TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION - Floor Mats - Not the only problem

NATIONAL - According to the Los Angeles Times, Toyota's problems may extend beyond floor mats. "Auto safety experts believe there m...

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$8.5 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT IN SUV ROLL-OVER

NATIONAL - A woman was awarded $8.5 million dollars in Ford SUV rollover - product liability case. The month long trial from 2005 centered ...

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$13.5 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT in product defect case

NATIONAL - Jurors hit Lasko Products, Inc., with a $13.5 million verdict after a faulty fan motor ignited a blaze in 2005 that killed a 7-y...

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MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - I-4 - TAMPA - FATAL

TAMPA - A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after riding between stopped cars on Interstate 4. According the the Florida Highway Patrol (FH...

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Bay Pines Estates– Seminole – Pinellas County Florida community learns of TCE contaminated groundwater after 17 years near Harbor Lights M H Park

Bay Pines Estates– Seminole – Pinellas County Florida community learns of TCE contaminated groundwater after 17 years near Harbor Lights M H Park

PINELLAS COUNTY – According to The Brandon News and Tampa Tribune – Seventeen ( 17) years after Becky Sharp notified Pinellas County sheri...

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Two teens hit by car in Hudson • PASCO COUNTY • Students injured in accident

PASCO COUNTY - At least two students have been struck by a car in Hudson. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver swerved to miss...

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The Federal Highway Administration  to study increase in motorcycle crashes and deaths on roads

The Federal Highway Administration to study increase in motorcycle crashes and deaths on roads

NATIONAL - According to The Detroit News (10/5, Shepardson) reported, "The Federal Highway Administration will conduct an intensive st...

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TARPON SPRINGS pedestrian dies after being hit by a car on U.S. 19

PINELLAS COUNTY - A pedestrian pushing a bicycle was hit as she attempted to cross U. S. Hwy 19 just south of Martin Luther King. Accordin...

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One killed ♦ Two injured in roll-over accident on Memorial Highway in Tampa ♦ Town n Country

One killed ♦ Two injured in roll-over accident on Memorial Highway in Tampa ♦ Town n Country

TAMPA – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff, a roll-over crash has killed one person and closed a stretch of road in Tampa. One pe...

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Two Tampa residents critically injured in St. Pete motorcycle accident at I-375 exit ramp

Two Tampa residents critically injured in St. Pete motorcycle accident at I-375 exit ramp

ST. PETERSBURG — Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday on Interstate 375. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the ...

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Four injured after boat struck sea wall near Shore Acres - St. Petersburg

Four injured after boat struck sea wall near Shore Acres - St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG — Four (4) people were injured when their 20-foot boat struck a sea wall. The crash was reported just after 9:30 p.m. in the...

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Toyota/Lexus floor-mat problem may have been known since 2007

Toyota/Lexus floor-mat problem may have been known since 2007

NATIONAL - In the "Wheels" blog at the New York Times, Christopher Jensen wrote, "Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Sa...

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TARGET Corporation pays $600,000.00 civil penalty

TARGET Corporation pays $600,000.00 civil penalty

NATIONAL – According to the Associated Press - "Target Corporation has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for importing and sellin...

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$330 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT • Hernando County • involving drunk-driving collision

HERNANDO COUNTY – According to The St. Petersburg Times - “In what local court observers are calling one of the largest verdicts they can r...

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Judge orders Toyota to preserve crashworthiness documents

Judge orders Toyota to preserve crashworthiness documents

NATIONAL - According to Bloomberg News, "Toyota Motor Corp., its units, lawyers and any other employees were ordered by a U.S. judge t...

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Florida contamination suit against Raytheon certified as class action - Azaela Neighborhood - PROPERTY VALUES - Ground water contamination

Florida contamination suit against Raytheon certified as class action - Azaela Neighborhood - PROPERTY VALUES - Ground water contamination

ST. PETERSBURG - According to the St. Petersburg Times, on Wednesday September 30, 2009, US District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington cer...

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Dunedin Largo PINELLAS COUNTY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - One fatality - One Seriously injured

Dunedin Largo PINELLAS COUNTY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - One fatality - One Seriously injured

PINELLAS COUNTY - Two separate Pinellas motorcycle accidents leave one rider dead, another injured. One motorcyclist was killed and another...

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TIRE SEPARATION ON I-75 caused serious injuries

TIRE SEPARATION ON I-75 caused serious injuries

SUMTER COUNTY — According to the Florida Highway Patron, a St. Petersburg woman and her passenger were seriously injured Wednesday when th...

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TOYOTA / LEXUS - Largest Recall in Toyota's history - 102 Reported incidents

TOYOTA / LEXUS - Largest Recall in Toyota's history - 102 Reported incidents

NATIONAL - NHTSA said it "had received reports of 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck on the Toyota vehicles ...

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Toyota/Lexus to recall 3.8 million vehicles – Floor mats may cause accelerator to stick and cause a crash

Toyota/Lexus to recall 3.8 million vehicles – Floor mats may cause accelerator to stick and cause a crash

NATIONWIDE - Toyota is in the process of recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the United States. The problem is a removable floor mat. The flo...

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TWENTY FIVE FHP TROOPERS work three crashes on I-75, I-275 and I-4 involving 131 vehicles

TWENTY FIVE FHP TROOPERS work three crashes on I-75, I-275 and I-4 involving 131 vehicles

Hillsborough / Polk County — UPDATE — Fifty (50) crashes on three major highways involving 131 vehicles with more than a dozen people sent ...

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MERCK is paying over 3,100 death claims under VIOXX settlement

MERCK is paying over 3,100 death claims under VIOXX settlement

NATIONAL - According to Bloomberg News , "Merck & Co. is paying claims by the families of more than 3,100 users of its Vioxx [rofe...

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RAIN - DRIVER INATTENTION causes 31 vehicle pile up Interstate-4 - County Road 557 and U.S. 27 in POLK COUNTY between Tampa - Disney World

RAIN - DRIVER INATTENTION causes 31 vehicle pile up Interstate-4 - County Road 557 and U.S. 27 in POLK COUNTY between Tampa - Disney World

POLK COUNTY - A multivehicle crash closed one lane of Interstate 4 westbound at U.S. 27 on Sunday afternoon, backing up traffic for six mil...

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50 vehicle crash Howard Frankland Bridge ♦ REAR ENDED ♦ 50 car pile up

50 vehicle crash Howard Frankland Bridge ♦ REAR ENDED ♦ 50 car pile up

TAMPA — Seven (7) to eight (8) individual crashes caused about fifty (50) vehicles to pile up on the Howard Frankland Bridge. This massive ...

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Kohl's and Ross Stores pay almost 1 MILLION dollars

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) announced that KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORES INC., of Menomonee Falls, WI,...

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Denture Creams May Cause Nerve Damage, Neuropathy - Poligrip and Fixodent

Not many Americans have heard of denture cream poisoning. A rare ailment, denture cream zinc poisoning can cause serious and debilitating ne...

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CLOSED HEAD INJURY ♦ Concussions cause brain damage ♦ AUTO ACCIDENT ♦ SLIP & FALL

CLOSED HEAD INJURY ♦ Concussions cause brain damage ♦ AUTO ACCIDENT ♦ SLIP & FALL

NATIONAL - Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Yeshiva University in New York, have linked areas of brain injury to spec...

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1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and 2009 Chevrolet Malibu offset head on collision • INSURANCE INSTITUTE of HIGHWAY SAFETY TESTING

1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and 2009 Chevrolet Malibu offset head on collision • INSURANCE INSTITUTE of HIGHWAY SAFETY TESTING

This test was for IIHS's 50th year anniversary in the safety research business! Congrats on your 50 years guys! May many more come your ...

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PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR while trying to cross ROOSEVELT BLVD. in Clearwater ♦ Pinellas Sheriff ♦ Florida Highway Patrol investigates

PINELLAS COUNTY – Twice in a month, a pedestrian has been hit and killed as he tried to cross Roosevelt Boulevard in Pinellas County. The a...

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Woman seriously injured by Pit Bull • Dog attack in St. Petersburg • Listed in serious condition

Woman seriously injured by Pit Bull • Dog attack in St. Petersburg • Listed in serious condition

PINELLAS COUNTY – According to a report on BayNews 9, law enforcement officials say a dog attacked and seriously injured a woman Thursday ...

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Federal judge DENIES Toyota's bid to seal whistleblower lawsuit

Federal judge DENIES Toyota's bid to seal whistleblower lawsuit

NATIONAL - Toyota Motor Corp.'s request to seal a U.S. lawsuit by a former in-house attorney claiming the carmaker destroyed crash data...

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DRIVER INATTENTION IS LEADING CAUSE OF TRAFFIC CRASHES – CELL PHONE TEXTING is a PROBLEM

DRIVER INATTENTION IS LEADING CAUSE OF TRAFFIC CRASHES – CELL PHONE TEXTING is a PROBLEM

NATIONAL - According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) driver inattention is a leading cause of traffic crashe...

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AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION SAVES LIVES • Florida Highway Patrol releases recent enforcement results

AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION SAVES LIVES • Florida Highway Patrol releases recent enforcement results

TALLAHASSEE – Col. John Czernis, director of the Florida Highway Patrol, today announced the preliminary results of recently completed enfo...

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Fatal crash prompts Toyota-LEXUS to order floor mat inspections

NATIONAL - According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, “Toyota said Tuesday it will order all dealers to inspect their cars for mismatched fl...

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BICYCLIST is critically injured in collision with U S Postal Service mail truck on Gulf Boulevard in BELLEAIR BEACH

BICYCLIST is critically injured in collision with U S Postal Service mail truck on Gulf Boulevard in BELLEAIR BEACH

BELLEAIR BEACH — A bicyclist was in critical condition last night after running into a parked U.S. Postal Service delivery truck. Authoriti...

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City of Seminole - Councilors support new traffic light at Park Street and Burning Tree Drive

City of Seminole - Councilors support new traffic light at Park Street and Burning Tree Drive

SEMINOLE – City of Seminole officials passed a resolution Sept. 3 supporting the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Par...

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At least one injured in Pinellas Park motorcycle accident • Belcher Road at 78th Avenue

At least one injured in Pinellas Park motorcycle accident • Belcher Road at 78th Avenue

PINELLAS PARK — At least one person was injured in an accident Tuesday night at Belcher Road and 78th Avenue N, officials said. The acciden...

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