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Terry Joe Young died of injuries sustained in a pedestrian accident on Massachusetts Avenue in Lakeland, Florida on January 31, 2017. The accident happened at approximately 6:07 a.m. when Young was hit by Margaret Bowman going southbound on Massachusetts Ave. Bowman was...
A sudden medical emergency caused Robert S. Bodolay of Lakeland, Florida to lose control of his car and crash into the garage of a home near Carter Road on January 31, 2017. The accident happened in the morning hours as Bodolay’s vehicle went off the shoulder of the...
Ronald Akins was sentenced to 10 years in prison for DUI manslaughter after hitting and killing Byers Levy, who was riding a bicycle around Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, Florida. The accident happened on September 8, 2013 at approximtely 5:00 p.m. when Akins swerved and then...
The defendant in a lawsuit filed by Christina Grimmie’s brother filed a motion seeking to have his claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress dismissed because he acted “voluntarily.” Singer’s Tragic Death Singer, Christina Grimmie, died on June 10,...
Southbbound lanes of S. Fl Ave from Edgewood to Valencia closed due to accident. Northbound lanes lanes of traffic backed up. pic.twitter.com/UwpMUQRlB8 — LakelandPD (@LakelandPD) January 27, 2017 An accident at the intersection of South Florida Avenue and East Edgewood Drive in...
On January 26, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court issued a written opinion in the case of Allstate Insurance Company v. Orthopedic Specialists, SC15-2298 (Fla. 2017) regarding Medicare fee schedules under Florida no-fault insurance. Statute Amended in 2009 Prior to the amendment of...
Christopher Ellis sustained serious injuries as a result of an accident with several semi-trucks on State Road 60 at the intersection with Logistics Parkway in Lake Wales, Florida. The accident happened at approximately 6:00 a.m. on the morning of January 25, 2017 with heavy...
A crossover car accident in Lake Alfred, Florida on January 23, 2017 at approximately 1:15 a.m. took the life of Joseph Senatus. Senatus was 49 years old and died after another driver, Mario Alejandro Rodriguez, crossed over the center line of CR557 striking Senatus’s...
As medical malpractice attorneys, we frequently get calls about cases involving someone who has fallen out of bed in the hospital. What many people may not know is that falls from hospital beds are a leading cause of patient injuries. It is the standard of care for a...
A van towing an RV trailer on I-4 fishtailed resulting in an accident on January 17, 2017 near CR557 in Lake Alfred, Florida. The accident happened when the trailer veered off the shoulder of the highway causing the vehicle towing it to jackknife. The RV/mobile home rolled over and...
Travis Coats was intoxicated and driving the wrong way on I-4 in Polk County on January 14, 2017 when he caused a fatal crash. Coats has been charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI with property damage, and DUI and driving in the wrong direction. The accident caused the death...
John Robert Lynn was hit as a pedestrian while crossing the street at the 2100 block of Lakeland Hills Boulevard on January 12, 2017. Mr. Lynn died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. He was 63 years old. The accident happened at approximately 6:15...
The Florida Supreme Court threw out an arbitration agreement in the case of Hernandez v. Crespo, Case Number SC15-67 (December 22, 2016) because it violated public policy. Thereafter, the doctor and her medical group requested that the Court reconsider their decision. What...
A large metal bar protruding from the back of a truck put the driver of the vehicle behind it in critical condition in an accident on January 11, 2017 in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The accident occurred on westbound side of I-4 before 7:00 a.m. when a truck with the object...
Seven people were injured in an accident between a pickup truck and a Winter Haven city bus (“Citrus Connection”) near the intersection of US17 and CR540 in Eagle Lake, Florida on January 11, 2017. The accident happened at approximately 9:00 a.m. when the pickup...
Glenn Gillenwater was a pedestrian on the sidewalk on the west side of Harden Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida when he was struck by a pickup truck that had swerved and lost control. Gillenwater was 63 years old. The accident happened at approximately 2:45 p.m. when Michael...
Joseph P. Riley died after being getting out of his car after an accident and then being struck by another vehicle traveling on I-4 in Polk County, Florida on January 8, 2017. This incident began with an accident between two women resulting in one woman’s vehicle stopped...
A report released on December 31, 2016 by the Florida DHSMV shows an increase in car accidents at intersection with red light cameras across Florida. The City of Lakeland has 6 red lights cameras installed at various intersections. Statewide, between July 2012 and April...
A car accident at the intersection of US Highway 17 and Bomber Road in Bartow, Florida resulted in a head trauma to a 4-year-old child on January 4, 2017. The accident happened when Victoria Pedroza attempted to make a left hand turn from US17 onto Bomber Road. She was...
The innocent driver in a DUI accident on SR 60 at Falkenburg Road on January 4, 2017 died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. This accident happened when Johnathan Honza was headed westbound on SR60 and ran a red light. The accident happened at...
